From South Asia to the Pacific islands, people chew betel nut. When munched by habitual users, the seed of the areca palm ...

If you chew betel nuts (also called areca nuts) with slaked lime and betel leaves, you get a mixture that boosts energy, ...

For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces ...

In south-east Asia, betel nut chewing has been practiced since antiquity. The plants contain compounds that enhance the ...

Researchers from Chiang Mai University and the California Academy of Sciences have identified chemical traces of betel nut ...

Current and former betel nut beauties say owners give new recruits some basic tips on what to wear and how to act -- let your hand linger when passing off the nuts, wear an oversized bra, smile ...

Betel nuts, also known as areca nuts, are chewed for their stimulating effects. Betel nut chewing is common in many Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos.

One of Han's subjects delivers betel nuts to a truck driver. - Constanze Han As such, Han’s photos document an aspect of Taiwanese life that may eventually cease to exist.

Around 12-15 trucks of betel nuts go to different destinations from this market in each haat day that sits on every Friday and Tuesday, said Abdul Khaleque, 65, a lessee of Dimla.

His betel leaves come from Benaras, and Kolkata, and he makes three different types of paan – the maghai, the Banarasi, and Kalkatta. “The maghai pan is one of the most popular varieties in ...