Betel palm: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Betel palm in English is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca catechu Willdenow (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hist. Nat. Palm. (1836)
· Translational Research: the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (2007)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Nucleus (1975)
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Betel palm; (plurals include: Betel palms). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Few Types of Assamese Folk-Songs < [December 1947]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Part 1 - Betel-Chewing in India prior to a.d. 1800 < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - The Birth of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]