Advance in studies on areca nuts and their active substances
Jiang, Z.; Chen, Q.-C.; Cao, L.-X.; Chen, Z.-Q.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 38(11): 1684-1687
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-5302 PMID: 24010277 Document Number: 669099
A number of clinical practices and studies indicated that areca nuts showed such effects as anthelmintic, food retention removal, qi activation and diuresis, and elimination of wetness and jaundice. Arecoline is the most important pharmacological active ingredient for healthcare from areca plants with a wide influence on human functions. In recent years, a lot of studies have been made on areca nuts and arecoline's pharmacology, physiology and immunity. The article summarizes areca nuts and their active substances.