Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Areca palm

Plant

English

Areca palm, Areca nut, Areca-nut palm, Beach sugar apple, Betel nut, Betel-nut palm, Betel palm, Catechu palm, Penang palm, Pin-lang

Latin

Areca catechu Linne

Plantparts

Fruit, Fruit epidermis, Nut, Peel, Seed, Unspecified, Wood

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-edemic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, aperient, Aphrodisiac, Ascaris Worms, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, astringent, bad digestion, Bellyache, Bellypain, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Bloody flux, Bone break, Bone fracture, Bone fractures, Breath Freshener, Broken bone, Broken bones, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, cardiac stimulant, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, catharic, Cathartic, Cestoda, Cestoidea, Cleanses the blood, complaints of urinary system, depurant, Depurative, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the gall, disease of the liver, disorder of the heart, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, disorders of the urinary passage, dispel worms, dispepsia, diuretic, dropsy, Dysentery, Dyspepsia, edema, Eupeptic, expel worms, Fasciolepsiasis, fluid accumulation, fracture, fractures, Gall complaints, Gastralgia, Glaucoma, Good for digestion, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart stimulant, heart trouble, helmint, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Hydropsy, improves digestion, Increases sexual desire, indigestion, intestinal tapeworm, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lack of sexual power, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Love drug, movements of the bowel, Nephropathy, oedema, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Poor digestion, problems in the urinary system, Promotes digestion, Purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, relaxant, Relaxing, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, roundworm, Sexual weakness, stimulates digestion, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, strenghten heartbeat, Strengthen gums, supress the appetite, taenia, Tapeworm, Tapeworm infestation, Tenesmus, to cleanse the blood, treatment for worms, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, Warming digestive, worm, worms

Women's diseases

Climacteric, ease menopausal symptoms, menopausal problems, Menopause

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Large Intestine, TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: treatment for worms

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical used on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Phytomedical use in China, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Phytomedical use in Vietnam, Used in Bangladesh, Used in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Arecoline, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Catechin, cellulose, choline, Copper, D-Catechin, Decanoic acid, diosgenin, fat, Fibres, fixed oil, gallic acid, Hexanoic acid, iron, Lauric acid, Leucocyanidin, linoleic acid, magnesium, manganese, Mercury, mucilage, Myristic acid, myristicin, Niacin, Oleic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, potassium, protein, resin, sodium, Stearic acid, stearin, Sucrose, tannin, Tanning agents, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0620

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