Review Article

[Retracted] Chemical Composition, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Effects of Betel Nut

Table 1

Ingredients of betel nut [17].

ClassificationIngredient name

AlkaloidsArecaidine
Arecaine
Arecatannin a1
Arecatannin a2
Arecolidine
Arecoline
Arecoline
4-Quinazolone
α-Dichroine
β-Dichroine
Guvacine
Guvacoline
Homoarecoline
Isoguvacine
Methyl N-methylpiperidine-3-carboxylate
Ethyl N-methylpiperidine-3-carboxylate
Ethyl nicotinate
Nicotine

FlavonoidsIsorhamnetin
Chrysoeriol
Luteolin
Quercetin
Glycyrrhizin
Jacareubin
4-Hydroxyhydrangenol

Tannins(+)-Catechin
Procyanidin A1, B1, B2, B3
Arecatannin A1, A2, A3
Arecatannin B1, B2
Arecatannin C1

Terpenoids3-Carene
Procurcumenol
Ursonic acid
3-Acetylursolic acid,
Arborinol
Arborinol methyl ether
Fernenol
Arundoin

SteroidsCycloartenol
5, 8-Epidioxiergosta-6
Beta-sitosterol
22-Dien-3-ol
Stigmasta-4-en-3-one

Fatty acids2-Lauroleic acid
Arachidic acid
Cis-4-dodecenoic acid
Cis-9, cis-12-linoleic acid
Myristic acid
Oleic acid
Palmitic acid

OthersVanillin
Alpha-terpineol
Benzyl alcohol
Capric acid
Caproic acid
Resveratrol
Quinic acid
Dicoumarin