arecolin

Japanese: arecolin
arecolin

...If used regularly, it will turn the inside of the mouth and the lips bright red. The fruit also contains arecoline and several other alkaloids, and is used medicinally. There are about 15 species in the Areca genus, distributed from Southeast Asia to New Guinea and northern Australia, and betel nut and other species are also cultivated for decorative purposes.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "arecolin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これを常用すると口の中から唇まで真っ赤になる。また果実はアレコリンarecolinをはじめ,数種のアルカロイドを含有しており,薬用としても利用される。 この属Arecaは約15種が東南アジアからニューギニア,オーストラリア北部に分布し,ビンロウや他の種も観賞用に栽植される。…

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