Betel nut (Betel leaf and areca nut), Mrauk U, Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Betel nut (Areca catechu) for sale in a market in Maubisse, East Timor, Southeast Asia, Asia

Betel nut or Dried Supari Chips, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Betel nuts being sold in Pulua Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Myanmar (burma) betel vendor in the market in katha,, where george orwells burmese days was set

Betel nuts (Areca Nut) on sale at Khari Baoli spice and dried foods market, Old Delhi, India

Betel nut (arecanut) and cardamon, Kerala, India, Asia

A Manggarai women eating betel nut which causes reddening of the tongue and teeth, western Flores, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Betel nut, reported to be anti-parasitic, laxative and to promote urination, also proven to be a stimulant as it increases heart rate and blood pressure, India, Asia

Betel nuts (Areca Nut) on sale at Khari Baoli spice and dried foods market, Old Delhi, India

Woman cutting leaves for betel nut chew, Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Betel nut drying in the sun, Kampong Cham, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A brass plate full of offerings to God. Coconut, dried fish, black soya beans, duck eggs, oiled wicks, colour powder, bitten rice, betel nut, hand made rice paper incense, unhusked rice and flowers. Brahmayani Temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Betel Nuts, Pinang Nuts (Areca catechu), medicinal plant, spice

Betel Nuts, Pinang Nuts (Areca catechu), medicinal plant, spice

Betle nut for sale, Myitkyina, Kachin state, Myanmar, Asia

Portrait of senior woman eating betel nut, Sumba Island, Indonesia

Betel Nuts For Sale At The Market, Dili, East Timor

High angle close up of betel nuts wrapped in leaves on a street market, Myanmar