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Non-scientific name:

betel nut palm

1 Accepted name(s) for "betel nut palm":

Accepted name
Areca catechu L.

4 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Areca catechu Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. Juice of young nut, pulp of the young nut, old ripe nut shoot, nut, leaves, pulp of nut, roots
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Areca catechu Linnaeus Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.
ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010) Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. fresh nut, dried nut, young nut, young green shoots, juice of young leaves nut, shoots, leaves

25 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "betel nut palm":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
areca nut Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
areca nut tree Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ba'ai Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
behai Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
boa Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
bunga Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
catechu palm Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dapiau Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
ghuyu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
go-yu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
gu-yu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
gwaye Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
hua Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
kasaili Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kuwase Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lugos Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
luyos Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
pasa Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
pinang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
supari Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
supri Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
takobtob Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
va Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
vua Other ASEAN Herbal and Med. Pl. (Mat Ali et al., 2010)
waklonwaphrun Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)