Areca Catechu
Betel Nut
By William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
(ARECA)
Of use in Helminthiasis. Its alkaloid, Areolin Hydrobrom contracts the pupil, acting more promptly and energetically but of shorter duration than Eserine . Serviceable in glaucoma. Acts also as a salivatory like Pilocarpin . Also increases the amplitude of pulsations of the heart and promotes the contractility of the intestines.