The most common use of these nuts (seeds) is in the ritual chewing of the "betel-quid." This habit is very widespread throughout Asia, India and the Pacific, making it one of the most popular stimulants in the world. People chew it for stress reduction, feelings of well-being, and heightened awareness.  As usual, our betel nut comes from a small farm that has been owned by the same family for over 100 years. Hand picked and hand cleaned, this betel nut is the best quality available anywhere!

Generally the the betel-quid is a small morsel consisting of a quarter betel seed (cushed), a pinch of lime, spices like cardamom or nutmeg for flavour all wrapped in a betel leaf (Piper betle). On some Pacific Islands it is traditional for the men to also add tobacco into the package. This quid is chewed slowly over several hours, causing mild stimulation and a feeling of well-being.

These Betel Nut Seeds are crushed from our fresh, whole Betel Nuts. The Areca Catechu seed is one tough nut, so we offer them crushed as an alternative to processing your own seeds. The oils are somewhat diminished in the crushed seeds, but they are still quite useful for a variety of things, including research and components for incense.  We no longer sell any Betel Nut products for human consumption and offer them as botanical specimens and conversation pieces only.

This is freshly powdered Betel Nut, milled from our whole Betel Nuts. There is a great deal of powdered Betel Nut on the market that has been powdered, extracted, and then sold as fresh powder, but it is worthless. For this reason, we mill our fresh Betel Nut Seeds ourselves to ensure freshness and integrity of the Betel Nut seed.  The oils are somewhat diminished in the powdered seeds, but they are still quite useful for a variety of things.  We no longer sell any Betel Nut products for human consumption and offer them as botanical specimens, incense components, or conversation pieces only.

This Rose Supari packet is less sweet, with a rose flavor added for those who don't care for the traditional Indian flavors. About the same size as orange label Parag packets. Ingredients are as follows: supari, sugar, menthol, artificial sweetener, and added flavors. Rose gulab supari is a stimulating euphorant and importation of this product for human consumption has now been banned due to its arecoline content. Legal? - Yes. Importable? - No. For this reason, we offer this product only as a curiosity for education and research, and strictly not for consumption. We are selling out of our present stock; once it is gone, we will no longer carry these at the shop.

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This Roja Supari packet is very sweet, with a rose flavor added for those who don't care for the traditional Indian flavors. About half the size of the orange label Parag packets. Contains saccharin. It's a stimulating euphorant and importation of this product for human consumption has now been banned due to its arecoline content. Legal? - Yes. Importable? - No. For this reason, we offer this product only as a curiosity for education and research, and strictly not for consumption. We are selling out of our present stock; once it is gone, we will no longer carry these at the shop.

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