Betel - Revision history

MDElliottMD: Category taxonomy ship: retag plant categories -> Plants

2026-05-22T00:37:50Z

Category taxonomy ship: retag plant categories -> Plants

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	[[Category:Excitantia]]		[[Category:Excitantia]]
	[[Category:~~Plant Medicines~~]]		[[Category:Plants]]
	[[Category:Medicines]]		[[Category:Medicines]]

MDElliottMD: Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

2026-05-19T03:16:05Z

Em-dash sweep: replace em-dash with comma per project rule; PendellsCorner verbatim quotes preserved.

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	\| routes = Oral (buccal)		\| routes = Oral (buccal)
	\| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is arecoline, a muscarinic agonist (M1, M2, M3, M4) and partial agonist at nicotinic receptors. Produces alertness, salivation, sweating, mild euphoria.		\| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is arecoline, a muscarinic agonist (M1, M2, M3, M4) and partial agonist at nicotinic receptors. Produces alertness, salivation, sweating, mild euphoria.
	\| intro = Betel chewing is one of the most widespread human stimulant practices — used daily by an estimated 600 million people across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The areca palm nut is sliced and combined with a green betel pepper leaf and slaked lime, which alkalizes the mixture and frees the alkaloids for buccal absorption. Distinct red-stained teeth/saliva. Significant oral cancer risk with prolonged use.		\| intro = Betel chewing is one of the most widespread human stimulant practices, used daily by an estimated 600 million people across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The areca palm nut is sliced and combined with a green betel pepper leaf and slaked lime, which alkalizes the mixture and frees the alkaloids for buccal absorption. Distinct red-stained teeth/saliva. Significant oral cancer risk with prolonged use.
	\| seealso = [[Tobacco]], [[Coca]]		\| seealso = [[Tobacco]], [[Coca]]
	\| references = <references/>		\| references = <references/>

Maintenance script: Add Pendell's corner (Dynamis)

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	\| seealso = [[Tobacco]], [[Coca]]		\| seealso = [[Tobacco]], [[Coca]]
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			{{PendellsCorner
			\| quote = The chew is older than the writing — ''Areca catechu'' in slice, ''Piper betle'' in leaf, slaked lime in dust, the red stain on the lips and the small alkaloid lift across a billion afternoons. Pakistan to the Philippines, the quid is the social glue of half the human population. The pharmacology is mild; the cultural weight is anything but.
			\| volume = Dynamis
			\| voice = curated paraphrase — replace with verbatim passage
	}}		}}

MDElliottMD: Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

2026-05-15T17:57:22Z

Create skeletal Plant Medicines page from Pendell

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{{MedTemplate
| generic = Betel
| brand = ''Areca catechu'' (the nut); ''Piper betle'' (the leaf)
| classes = Plant Medicine, Excitantia
| uses = <vote slug="alertness-use">Alertness</vote>, <vote slug="appetite-suppressant-use">Appetite suppressant</vote>
| preparations = A ''betel quid'': areca nut slice + betel leaf + slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) ± tobacco ± spices, chewed
| routes = Oral (buccal)
| mechanism = Primary alkaloid is arecoline, a muscarinic agonist (M1, M2, M3, M4) and partial agonist at nicotinic receptors. Produces alertness, salivation, sweating, mild euphoria.
| intro = Betel chewing is one of the most widespread human stimulant practices — used daily by an estimated 600 million people across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The areca palm nut is sliced and combined with a green betel pepper leaf and slaked lime, which alkalizes the mixture and frees the alkaloids for buccal absorption. Distinct red-stained teeth/saliva. Significant oral cancer risk with prolonged use.
| seealso = [[Tobacco]], [[Coca]]
| references = <references/>
}}

[[Category:Excitantia]]
[[Category:Plant Medicines]]
[[Category:Medicines]]