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Non-scientific name:

betel-nut

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

Accepted name
Areca catechu L.

3 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:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Areca catechu Linn. Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. Juice of the palm-cabbage nuts, roots, half-rotted husks, leaves
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L.
Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008) Areca catechu Linn. Areca catechu L. Areca catechu L. Roots, fruits, flowers

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

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
areca catechu Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
areca nut palm Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
areca palm Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
areca-nut Other Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
arecanut Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
betel palm Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
betelnut palm Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
blockn Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
blokn Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bluk Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
blukn Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bunga Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
caccu Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cao Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chongoi Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kun-thee-pin Other Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
lakun Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
maak mia Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pinang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
pinang palm Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
supari palm Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)