Betel Nut (Areca catechu)
槟榔bīn lángBinlang
Areca catechu · Plant
3
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Carcinogenic; addiction potential; avoid long-term use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Betel Nut for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Constipation SyndromeParasite SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Betel Nut does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Diuretic
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Areca catechu and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial22 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Digestive29 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Diuretic2 records
- Constipation Syndrome2 records, 1 in people
- Parasite Syndrome3 records, 1 in people
- Swelling Syndrome1 records, 1 in people