Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Alkaloids of Processed Green Areca Nut as An Antidote of Venom

S. K. Gupta, Ankita Gupta

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Processed Green Areca nut (Areca catechu) is commonly known as Chikni Supari in India. A very little investigation has been done to correlate the facts between its clinical effective constituents and the neutralization effect of venom. When it is placed on the injured place, it sticks to it, sucks the poison and the color of nut is changed accordingly. After absorbing the poison it falls its own. Areca Catechu, which is pink in color, contains Tannin and Pyridine codine C8H13NO2 (1,2 dihydro 3,4 di methoxy–1–methyl Pyridine) is hygroscopic and basic in nature, it may act as a good antidote against the venom which is absorbed by the nut across the memane by biotransferase chemical process (Gupta and Varsney, 1997).group of alkaloids (Emde, 1915, Marion et,al.1995).Arecodine is the main principle constituent (Marion et, al. 1995). Are

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S. K. Gupta, Ankita Gupta / Alkaloids of Processed Green Areca Nut as An Antidote of Venom / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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