[[File:Areca.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Areca catechu]]
Other Names: Areca catechu, Areca Nut, Areca Palm, Arecanut Palm, Betel Nut, Betel Quid, Betelnut Palm, Bing Lang, Gubak, Nuez de Areca, Nuez de Betel, Pinag, Pinang Palm, Pinlag, Poogiphalam, Puga, Supari, Tantusara.<br>Areca is a plant. The nut is used to make medicine. Areca nut is chewed alone or in the form of quids, a mixture of tobacco, powdered or sliced areca nut, and slaked lime wrapped in the leaf of “betel” vine (Piper betel).<br>See also : [[Betel Leaf]]
==Special Precautions of Areca==
* Not enough is known about the safety of taking areca by mouth short-term. But areca is considered UNSAFE when taken by mouth long-term or in high doses. Some of the chemicals in areca have been associated with cancer. Other chemicals are poisonous. Eating 8-30 grams of areca nut can cause death.