The betel nut is also known as the acreca nut. This seed grows on the areca palm tree. The betel nut is edible and often consumed and chewed wrapped in a betel leaf.

A betel nut is the nut of the betel palm. It is consumed, along with betel leaves, as a stimulant by many people in Southeast Asia

A betel nut is the seed of an areca palm and is often consumed and chewed in a betel leaf.

In the United States, Betel nut is in fact illegal. However, in Asia, it is not. It is commonly used a medicine there.

Betel nut