In its most basic form, betel nut is a seed of the Areca catechu, a type of palm tree. It is commonly chewed after being ground up or sliced and wrapped in leaves of the Piper betle vine that have ...

The Areca Palm has become popular in India due to its aesthetic appeal and Vastu Shastra significance. It purifies air and symbolizes positive energy, making it ideal for homes and offices.

Betel nut is not very well known in the western world. But this addictive nut, which grows on the areca palm, is regarded as the world’s fourth most widely-used psychoactive substance after ...

The chewing of betel nut, the seed of the Areca palm, is common across Asia and the Pacific. In Papua New Guinea, where it is known locally as "buai", it is consumed with a mustard stick dipped in ...

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Areca growers in Karnataka experienced a rude shock recently when traders in north India rejected truckloads of their produce, citing poor quality. This hit the areca price in the market by nearly ...

Unripe or ripe nuts are shelled, boiled and sun-dried, then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled pieces of areca palm wood. The nuts can be bought and eaten in ...

But Gabon hopes to show how to build an industry while protecting its forests. MalaysiaBunches of oil palm fruit harvested by hand are trucked to a mill for processing in mainland Malaysia.

Arecanut growers in the Malnad region are worried as many truckloads of the nut were rejected by traders ... 45,000 a quintal in a month. Malnad Areca Marketing Cooperative Society Ltd. (MAMCOS ...

When there isn’t space for a standard nailer or room to swing a hammer, a palm nailer is an effective alternative. Many are very affordable and lightweight, too. Palm nailers are light ...

So Palm made a sweet little portable keyboard that would fold up and fit in your cargo pocket. And what do we have now for luxury typing on the go? Rubber roll-up jelly keebs? That’s a hard no ...

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