Areca catechu
(betel nut)
* Of use in Helminthiasis.
* Its alkaloid, Areolin Hydrobrom contracts the pupil, acting more promptly and
energetically but of shorter duration than Eserine.
* Serviceable in glaucoma.
* Acts also as a salivatory like Pilocarpin.
* Also increases the amplitude of pulsations of the heart and promotes the contractibility of
the intestines.
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