The majority of people already know about Pinang. The fruit is in English called betel palm has a variety of names ranging from Jambe, Bua, Penang, Pineung, and others. The Areca tree has the characteristics of a straight height-it can reach a height of 25 meters-and its canopy is not overgrown. The leaves are shaped like a tube with a length of 80 cm and the tip of the leaf looks torn.
In Java Island, Pinang grows in areas with an altitude of about 1,400 meters above sea level (asl). In addition to the usual tree used for the climbing race Pinang, this plant also has a fruit that was widely used to treat various types of diseases.
Substances contained in fruit Pinang include arecolidine, arecaidine, guvacoline, guracine, and several other compounds. Meanwhile, the seeds of this plant are also useful, has alkaloids such as arekaina and arekolina are addictive and can stimulate the brain.
Among the traditional communities, Pinang fruit is usually used as one of the mix to eat Betel. However, most people are already using this fruit to treat dysentery, scurvy, and bloody diarrhea. While, Pinang seed is usually used to treat deworming, especially to treat tapeworms.