#betelnuts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #betelnuts, aggregated by home.social.
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Nut-cutter, India, late 18th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1802857/nut-cutter-india-late-18th-century-ad
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#Betel nuts have been giving people a buzz for over 4,000 years
Chewing #betelnuts is a cultural practice in parts of Southeast #Asia. When chewed, these reddish nuts, which are the fruit of the areca palm, release #psychoactive compounds that heighten alertness and energy, promote feelings of euphoria, and help with relaxation. They are usually wrapped in betel leaves with lime paste made from powdered shells or corals, depending on the region.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/ancient-teeth-show-people-were-getting-high-off-betel-nuts-4000-years-ago/ -
31-Jul-2025
4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing #psychoactive #betelNuts
New methods make the ‘invisible visible’ to find evidence of deeply rooted cultural practice which otherwise might have been lost in the #archaeological record