BOTANICAL NAME

ARECA CATECHU

FAMILY

PALMAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

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

HINDI : Supari, Suppari, Supyari, Supiari

DISTRIBUTION

This speices is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. It is cultivated in tropical America, Africa and India. Within India, it has been recorded Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, in the coastal regions, from Maharashtra to Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the Deccan Plateau and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also cultivated in the areas of its occurrence for its nuts which are commercially important.

DOSE

1 - 3 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Procyanidin tetramers, Trimers, Catechin, Epicatechin, Procyanidins, Choline, Isoguvacine, Arecaine, Arecaidine, Arecoline, Guvacine, Arecodine, Guvacoline

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru, Ruksha

Kashay, Madhur

Katu

Sheet

Vikasi

THERAPEUTIC USES

Skin disorders

Tridoosh-shamak

Respiratory disorders

Urinary tract infection

Abdominal disorders

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Rodhrasava

Supari pak

Pippaladyasava

Dashmularishta