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Scientific extracts
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| For promoting digestion |
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| No: |
46019
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| Name: |
Areca Seed
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| Constituents: |
Areca Seed contains alkaloids
including arecoline, arecaidine, guvacoline,
guvacine, isoguvacine arecolidine, homoareco-
line, etc., as well as tannin, fatty oil, sac-
charides, leucocyanidin, areca red, and glyco-
sides. Areca Peel contains ¦Á-catechin,tannins,
etc..
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| Pharmacology Actions: |
In vitro the 30% decoction
caused rigidity and even death of dwarf tapeworms.
Arecoline is a muscarinicreceptor antagonist.
The consumption of it inc-
reased the gastrointestinal smooth muscle tone,
intestinal peristalsis, digestive juice secre-
tion, and the appetite. Arecoline decreased the
heart rate and caused constriction of the coro-
nary artery as well as contraction of the
uterine smooth muscle in rabbits and potentiate
the vasoconstriction effect of atropine on the
mouse hind limbs. It stimulated the nicotinic
receptors manifested as excitation of skeletal
muscles nerve ganglions and carotid bodies. The
aqueous extract inhibited skin fungi such as
Schlemn's Dermatomyces favosa and active action
against influenza virus. The ethyl acetate
extract caused uterine spasm in pregnant rats.
Some reported that arecoline hydrolysate might
be carcinogenic.
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| Actions and Indications: |
Areca Seed is used as anthelmintic,
digestant, diuretic and antimalarial; for the treatment
of taenisis, ascariasis, fasciolopsiasis,abdominalgia,
diarrhea,edema, malaria.Areca Peel is used as diuretic;
for the treatment of abdominal intension, edema, dysuria.
Dosage
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| Size: | 100g/bag
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| Price: | $20.00 |
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