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| Govt to set up betel leaf farms in metropolis |
| 2011-01-10 |
| [Pak Daily Times] The Sindh government has taken initiative to establish betel leaf farms in various areas of the metropolis and in this regard, officials of the Revenue Department have started work, PPI learnt on Sunday. For those who've never had the pleasure, betel is a mildly narcotic leaf that's chewed by rustics throughout South and Southeast Asia. It stains the gums, tongue, lips, chin, and front of the shirt bright red, while the teeth turn black prior to decomposition. On the directives of President Asif Ali President Ten PercentZardari, ... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who showed remarkably little curiosity about who actually done her in ... the Sindh government has engaged some officials of the Revenue Department in Bloody Karachi and Minister for Zakat and Ushr Sajid Jokhio has said that they had started search for pieces of land measuring 10,000 acres to establish betel leaf farms in the metropolis. President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari issued directives in this regard during a meeting of Sindh cabinet ministers and MPAs at Bilwal House the other day. He directed Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take some officials of the Revenue Department on board to find the land where government will establish betel leaf farms in order to raise jobs in the agriculture sector. President Zardari also directed revenue officials to develop coordination with Sajid Jokhio in order to complete the work on the project. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 In its defense, Chewing Betel Nut properly can give someone a good, long-lasting "natural high" widout any addictive or physical side effects. Also, personally I have never met anyone here on Guam or in the States that got CANCER directly from chewing Betel Nut, while the same is not true for those whom had chewed tobacco or were regular Smokers. At worse, Guam, US Locals I'd met whom have Cancer, etc. + chew Betel Nut do so as a complementary Pain-Killer, akin to so-called "Medical Marijuana". Lastly, IMO those whom chew betel Nut + have LT Teeth Stains + Gum Disease are also those kinds of individuals whom don't brush or see their dentist regularly to begin with. TOO MUCH OF ONLY ONE THING IS NEVER GOOD. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-01-10 19:06 |
| #3 my limited understanding is qat is more like speed. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-01-10 12:41 |
| #2 How does betel compare to qat? Other than that one causes red dribbling, and the other causes green dribbling, I mean. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-01-10 09:50 |
| #1 No... is a 3 element drug 1) the nut of the Areca palm tree. well actually not a nut... wikipedia: The areca nut is not a true nut but rather a drupe 2) the nut is wrapped in the Betel leaf - The betel plant is an evergreen and perennial creeper The Betel (Piper betle) is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family, which includes pepper and Kava. 3) some slaked lime. (calcium hydroxide) Chemical reaction ruins the mouth, teeth and makes the narcotic. Disgusting filthy dirty habit. Makes chewing tobacco with overflowing spittoons look hygienic in comparison. The lime acts to keep the active ingredient in its freebase or alkaline form, thus enabling it to enter the bloodstream via sublingual absorption. The areca nut contains the alkaloid arecoline, which promotes salivation (the saliva is stained red), and is itself a stimulant. This combination, known as a "betel quid", has been used for several thousand years. Tobacco is sometimes added. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-01-10 03:01 |