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| TITLE: |
The prehistoric chewing of betel nut (Areca catechu) in Western Micronesia. Scott M. Fitzpatrick, GReg C. Nelson and Ryan Reeves |
| PUBLISHED: |
2003. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
p.56-65; 28 cm. |
| NOTES: |
People and Culture in Oceania, 19:55-65, 2003. |
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This paper discusses Areca catechu, the betel palm from which a nut is cultivated and then habitually chewed with other ingredients to produce a calming, euphoric, and sometimes dizzying effect. |
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The paper provides a general synthesis of data collected thus far of Areca’s dispersal in Oceania, and develops a chronology for when Areca was used culturally in western Micronesia. |
| SUBJECT: |
Betel nut. |
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Areca catechu. |
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Micronesia. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Fitzpatrick, Scott M. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Nelson, Greg C. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Reeves, Ryan |
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