Benefits of Betel Nut

There are many foods in life that need to be paid attention to, especially the choice of some foods. You can't eat them casually. Different foods have different effects on human health. If you want to choose some foods correctly, you need to prepare the foods very well. For example, betel nut is a good choice. Many people like to eat this kind of food. What are the benefits of betel nut?

What are the benefits of betel nut? This kind of food has a unique taste when eaten, and the preparation of such food is not very complicated. However, many people are not clear about its benefits. Let’s introduce it in detail below.

Benefits of Betel Nut:

Betel nut can promote digestion, cure diseases and beautify

Eating betel nut mainly affects the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system. In terms of the central nervous system, the changes in brain waves and the speed of reaction movements were recorded when eating betel nut. The experimental results found that eating betel nut can increase alertness, make reaction movements more sensitive, and at the same time calmer; eating betel nut will increase heart rate, but the increase in blood pressure is quite slight.

Contains a variety of nutrients and beneficial substances needed by the human body

Betel nut contains a variety of nutrients and beneficial substances needed by the human body, such as fat, betel nut oil, bioalkali, catechins, cholecalciferol and other ingredients. Betel nut has a unique function of preventing miasma and is a medicinal fruit used by doctors of all dynasties to treat diseases. It is also known as "miasma-washing pill". Because malaria is generally related to irregular diet and stagnation of qi, and betel nut can relieve qi, help digestion and eliminate phlegm, it has attracted widespread attention for its medicinal properties. Eating betel nut can increase alertness, make your reactions more sensitive, and also make you calmer.

For children with abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation, it can be used together with lice and neem root.

For patients with abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation and indigestion, it can be used in combination with Shenqu, malt, and Quisqualis chinensis. For those with emotional disorders, shortness of breath, chest tightness and stuffiness, and loss of appetite, they can take the juice of agarwood, lindera strychnifolia, and ginseng. For severe water and dampness accumulation, with symptoms including edema all over the body, shortness of breath, and difficulty in defecation and urination, it can be used in combination with Notopterygium wilfordii, Zexie, and Rhizoma Coptidis. For those who often suffer from malaria due to cold, dampness, phlegm and fluid, it is often used together with Changshan Rhizoma Dichroa and Amomum villosum.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the benefits of betel nut, so you can rest assured when choosing it. However, it should be noted that it cannot be eaten for a long time. Betel nut can also cause some damage to the gums, so eating it for a long time will also be harmful to the teeth, so this is also something to pay attention to.