Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Betel nut prices fluctuate frequently. In this stall in Port Moresby they sell for one kina per nut (20 pence) - Torbjörn ...

For years Huang Sheng-yi helped feed Taiwan’s addiction to the betel nut, planting thousands of the trees on his mountainous farm. Today he has felled most of them, incentivised by the government to ...

HUNAN, Central China — Chewing a betel nut like a piece of gum, it first tastes of maltose syrup oozing from a wooden twig. Then, suddenly, something strong strikes your tongue and thousands of ...

Ancient rituals and customs often leave behind obvious archaeological evidence. From the impeccably preserved mummies of Egypt to psychoactive substance residue that remained at the bottom of a clay ...

For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Transcend and BSU initiate the MPOWER training at BSU Buguias Campus, an initiative that serves as the operational foundation for Project MOMMA. (Courtesy: Smoke-Free Cordillera Transcend) BAGUIO CITY ...

This is the first in a two-part series on the past and present of the areca, better known as the betel nut. When you think of the frequently addictive substances so many of us use to make it through ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz. Sign up here.