Our Letter From this week details a dangerous journey to harvest the areca nut.
From the guardian.co.uk
In Thailand the consumption of areca nut has declined gradually in the last decades.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The areca nut represented the male and the betel leaf the female principle.
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Rice is the main agricultural crop, followed by areca, cashew and coconut.
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In addition there is coconut, rubber, coffee, areca nut and fisheries.
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You can put something as simple as areca palm fronds in a clear vase.
From the thestate.com
Powdered areca nut is used as a constituent in some tooth powders.
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In these countries, dried or flavoured areca nut is not popular.
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In Taiwan, bags of 20 to 40 areca nuts are purchased fresh daily by a large number of consumers.
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Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
Areca is a genus of about 50 species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands. The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar coast of India.
Areca Technology Corporation is a company based in Taipei, Taiwan. They manufacture RAID controllers. Areca developed their own custom ASIC, a RAID 6 engine for use on their own controllers. ...
(Gigliolia, Mischophloeus, Pichisermollia)
N. - several palm trees, especially the betel. areca nut, betel-nut.