But before the police arrived, he was successful in committing suicide by eating a poisoned betel leaf.

They are a community that grows and sells the betel leaf.

The betel leaf chewing is a traditional habit and was a preserve of the older folks.

It is not known how or when the areca nut and the betel leaf were first combined into one psychoactive drug.

For example, when paying money to a priest one might place money in a betel leaf.

Some scarce reports may suggest that betel leaf by itself has adverse health effects.

For example, one research paper studied chromosome damaging effect of betel leaf in human leukocyte cultures.

It is not known how and when the areca nut and the betel leaf were married together as one drug.

In West Bengal two types of betel leaves are produced.

The areca nut is wrapped in a betel leaf.