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The landscape consisted of a mixture of intact forest, "production forest" (where non-timber products, such as leaves, were allowed to be removed) and areas of cash crops, primarily areca nut palms ...

Regularly chewing betel nut? The habit can cause chronic lesions that can produce malignant mouth cancers For those in the habit of chewing paan masala and gutka containing areca nut or are habitual ...

Modern betel quid ingredients: Piper betle leaf, areca nut (Areca catechu L.), limestone paste, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), and Senegalia catechu bark filaments. Credit: Piyawit Moonkham ...