Areca catechu Supari Betelnut Puga

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Areca catechu

Scientific Name and Description

Areca catechu L

Herb Family

Arecaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Areca catechu f. communis Becc.
Areca catechu var. alba Blume
Areca catechu var. batanensis Becc.
Areca catechu var. longicarpa Becc.
Areca catechu var. nigra Giseke
Areca catechu var. silvatica Becc.
Areca cathechu Burm.f.
Areca faufel Gaertn.
Areca himalayana Griff. ex H.Wendl.
Areca hortensis Lour.
Areca macrocarpa Becc.
Areca nigra Giseke ex H.Wendl.
Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.
Areca faufel Gaertn.
Areca hortensis Lour.
Areca cathechu Burm.f.
Areca catechu f. communis Becc.
Areca catechu var. alba Blume
Areca catechu var. batanensis Becc.
Areca catechu var. longicarpa Becc.
Areca catechu var. nigra Giseke
Areca catechu var. silvatica Becc.
Areca himalayana Griff. ex H.Wendl.
Areca macrocarpa Becc.
Areca nigra Giseke ex H.Wendl.
Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	areca nut, betel palm, betelnut, pinang
Hindi	Supari (सुपारी), supiari, suppari, supyari
Kannada	adake, adaki, adike, adike kaayi, adike mara, betta, bettadake, bettadike, bette, chautaki, chikaniyadike, chikke, cikaniyadike, cikke, gotadike, kangu, kaungu, khapura, khhapura, kowngu, puga, pugiphala, tambula, thaamboolagotu, (ಎಳ್ಳು)
Malayalam	adaka, adakai, adakka, atakka, ataykkamaram, atekka, atekkai, caunga, cavooghoo, chempalukka, cuanga, ghhonta, ghonta, kalunnu, kamugu, kamuka, kamuku, kamunnu, kavungu, kavunnu, kazhangu, kazhunnu, khhapuram, kramukam, pakavakka, pakka, pakku, pugam
Marathi	madi, pophal, pophala, pophali, pung, supaaree, supari
Sanskrit	akota, akotaja, chhataphala, chikkana, dirghapadapa, dridhavalkala, ghonta, gopadala, gubak, guvaka, kabukah, kapitana, karamattam, khapura, khipura, kramuka, kramukah, kramukam, kuvara, phalam, pooga, puga, puga-phalam, pugah, pugi, rajatala, suranjana, tambula, tantusara, udvegam, valkataru
Tamil	Vetrilaipakkuakotam (வெற்றிலைப்பக்கு), ataikkay, cakuntam,cakuntikai, cakuntikaimaram, cattamarkkam, ciram,curancanam, inippilapatitam, inippilatitamaram, iracatalam, kaiccikam, kaiccikamaram, kalacattiram, kalaymaram, kamugu, kamuku, kandi, kanti, kapuram,kapuram, katti, kiramamuki , kiramamukimaram, kiramugam, kiramukam, kottai paakku, kottai pakku, kottai-pakku, kugagam, kukacamaram, kukakam, kuntalkiramukam,kirantimukam, kirumukam, kontai ,kuvakam, maturapakam, maturapakamaram, nattukkamuku, paak, pakku, pakkumaram, pakkuppanai, paku-kotai, palacankiyam, palacinikiyamam, piramataru, piramatarucam, pirumaniyam, pugam, pukaram,talattiram, tampulavatanimaram, tantucaram, tantucaramaram, tarpati, taru, tiritavalkam, tuvarkkay, tuvarkkaymaram,
Telugu	Vāka (వాక), chikinamu, chikini, gautupoka, kazhangu, khapuramu, kolapoka, kramukamu, oppulu, oppuvakkulu, pakavakka, pogamu, poka, poka chettu, poka-vakka, prakka, pugamu, vakka, vakkalu,
Tibetan	gla gor zo sa, go yu, kra ma ka (p), kra mra sa, sla bor se sa (d), zu (m) khan
Urdu	chalia jalai hui, chalia purani jalai hai, chalia sokhta, chhalia, chhalia kohna sokhta, chikni chhalia, fufal (chalia), gond supari, gul supari, katha, supari, supari chikni pisi hui
Common Names	Betel nut, Betel palm nut, Indian slake lime

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Western

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Flowers

Fruits

Seeds

Nut

Pericarp

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Areca catechu L

Habit- Tree

Parts used - Root, seed, fruit, flower, pericarp, nut

Application - Oral ulcers; sore mouth; masticatory; wound; jaundice; herpes; cough; antidiabetic; cuts; fire burn; tooth brush; Lack of appetite; gum disease; urinary disorders; eye inflammation; diarrhea; sores; toothache; Anthelmintic; aphrodisiac; astringent; cooling; digestive; diuretic and laxative

Treatment -General

References -Asha and Pushpangadan 2002, Mahishi et al. 2005, Manikandan 2005

Manikandan 2005

THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW

The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew

FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB

Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

Citations

Areca catechu. (2024, June 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_catechu

WFO (2024): Areca catechu L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000262000. Accessed on: 13 May 2024

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Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

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