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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Areca catechu |
| Family name: |
ARECACEAE
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| English name: |
Areca Nut
Betel-nut
Betel-nut Palm
Betel Palm
Areca
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| Sinhala name: |
Puwak (පුවක්)
Puwak gaha (පුවක් ගහ )
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| Tamil name: |
Kamukai
Paakku
Ataikkay
Chakuntam
Chamara Putpam
Kamuku
Kanti
Kuntarkamaku
Pukam
Vimpu
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| Sanskrit name: |
Puga
Akoth
Chamarpushpa
Guvakah
Khapur
Pugaphal
Pugh
Pugi
Udveg
Valktaruh
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
An erect palm with a straight cylindric trunk, 13-26m tall, 20-40 cm in diameter. leaves pinnatisect, 1.3-2 m long, leaflets numerous, 3???60 cm long, sheath long and smooth. Spathes simple, glabrous, spadix branched monoceious, shortly peduncled, 30-50 cm long, branched paniculatly, branches filiform terminating in pendulosus male spikes. Flowers year round. Male flowers small, 3-merous, Female flowers 1-3 at the bases of the branches, much larger than male flowers. Fruit 3.2 - 5 cm long, ovoid, orange or scarlet when ripe. Seed ovoidly hemispheric, about 2 cm in diameter
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
The nut is used for medicinal purposes
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| Treatment for: |
Leaucorroea
Dysentery
Worms
Urinary ailments
Nausea
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Nuts
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of pitha and kapha dosha
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