Dental Care with Herbal Betel nut

Betel nut (Arecacatechu) is a type of palm that grows in the Pacific, Asia and eastern Africa. Straight slender rods, can reach a height of 25 meters with a diameter of 15 cm, although some are larger. Canopy is not dense. Midrib leaf-shaped tube with a length of 80 cm, petiole short; leaf blade length to 80 cm, young leaves of 85 x 5 cm, with torn and jagged edge.

Dental Care with Herbal Betel nut

Cob flowers with sheath (spatha) long and easy to fall out, appears in the bottom leaves, approximately 75 cm long, with short stalks branched double, until the end of the long axis 35 cm, with 1 female flower on the base, topped with lots of male flowers arranged in 2 rows embedded in the groove. Male flowers 4 mm long, yellow-white; stamens 6. Female flowers approximately 1.5 cm long, green; will bear fruit one.


Buni Fruit elongated inverted ovoid, red-orange, length 3.5 to 7 cm, with a fibrous fruit wall. Seeds of an egg-shaped, and has a picture of such nets. Betel nut grows to a height of 1400 m above sea level.


Betel nut seeds contain alkaloids such as arecaine and arecoline, more or less toxic and addictive, can stimulate the brain. Preparations simplicia betel nut seeds at the pharmacy used to treat intestinal worms, especially to cope with tapeworms. Meanwhile, several kinds of betel nut seeds create a feeling of dizziness when chewed. Other substances contained in these fruits, among others arecaidine, arecolidine, guacine, guvacoline and some other elements.
Traditionally, seed betel nut is used in potions to treat dysentery pain, bloody diarrhea, and scurvy. These seeds are also used as a producer of red dye and tanning material.


Here are recipes betel nut to overcome various diseases as an herbal medicine that is:
1. Worms: betel nut seeds 1 / 4, tubers Intersection buffoonery 1 / 2 fingers (one finger equals the length of the normal finger between 6-8 cm), turmeric 1 / 2 finger, 1 finger pomegranate root, leaf ketepeng 4 pieces, skin pula sari 1 / 2 finger, 3 fingers and palm sugar. Everything is washed and cut as necessary and then boiled with water 1 1/2 cup cucumber with seeds 1 teaspoon fennel fruit and 1/2 teaspoon, boiling water until it stayed 3/5. After chilling filtered, then taken once a day as much as 3 / 5 cup.


2. Scabies: a betel nut seeds, flower seeds pulu 2, bark cape 1 1 / 2 finger, 2 finger turi bark, tubers Intersection ireng 1 1 / 2 finger, washed and finely ground, then kneaded with 5 tablespoons of coconut oil, for then rubbed.


3. Dysentery: 1 seeds crushed betel nut, and brewed with 1 cup hot water for several hours. After that the water was drunk. Do 2 times daily.


4. Diphtheria: a finely crushed betel nut seeds, and brewed with 1 / 2 cup hot water. Mix 1 tablespoon honey. When lukewarm concoction used to rinse, then little by little swallow. Do 3 times daily, each 1 tablespoon.


5. Kidney stones: Head of the pistil, young cobs, and leaves betel nut mixed with a plant meniran, and brewed with 1 cup hot water. Drink this concoction after cold 2 times daily, each 1 / 2 cup.


6. Nosebleed: 1 / 3 betel nut seeds finely crushed, and brewed with 1 / 2 cup hot water. Add 1 tablespoon of honey. Drink this concoction 2 times a day.


7. Dental Care: The recipe I; 1 / 2 pound seed betel nut with 1 cup hot water. After a rather cool use for gargling. Recipe II; chewing areca seeds for 5 minutes, then discard pulp.