Areca Catechu Extract
Commonly known as Areca Nut or Betel Nut is a rich source of polyphenols which mostly include flavonoids like catechins, epicatechin and tannins.
Areca extract has been widely used in Indian Ayurvedic as well as Chinese medicines and provides health effects on the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, metabolic, gastrointestinal, and reproductive system.
Betel nut shows many scientifically proven properties as below:
- Improve digestion
- Reduce anxiety, blood sugar, blood pressure
- Reduce inflammation
- Manage depression
Hence, this antioxidant rich betel extract can also be used in many medicinal products.