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    Thailand is popularly known as the “ land of smiles “ and probably another popularity of Thailand is a land of tropical fruits as the country is blessed with a myriad of delicious tropical and temperate fruits which only vary depending on the season.
    Thais often cool themselves off by eating fruits that are sweet in flavor and refreshing in smell. Fruit is considered as cleansing refreshment and many tropical fruits of Thais have been know to be good for the digestive system.
 
 

   Betel Nut or Areca nut is another traditional and tropical fruit that is plentiful all the year round. Though, it has a season for cropping.
    Betel nut or Areca nut is the seed of the betel palm (Areca catechu). Betel nut is now available in ready-to-eat pouches. Betel leaf is a different species of plant but of the Piper family. Powdered betel nut is used as a constituent in some tooth powders. Other medicinal uses include the removal of tapeworms and other intestinal parasites by swallowing a few teaspoons of powdered betel nut or by taking tablets containing the extracted alkaloids.
  

 
Fresh betel nut
   
Dried betel nut
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