Its fruits are sometimes said to be used as a substitute for the betel nut, in preparing buyo ( fruit of " Areca catechu ", leaves of Piper betle, and lime ) for chewing.
2.
The nut is either slivered or grated, often flavored with spices according to local tradition and usually wrapped in a betel leaf ( betel leaf comes from the betel pepper plant, " Piper betle ", which is not botanically related to the betel palm, " Areca catechu " ), along with some lime ( calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide ) to better extract the alkaloids.
3.
Malays hold the belief that internal cleanliness has direct outer consequences, therefore, a once-a-week herbal brew of leaves and herbs such as senna leaves ( " Cassia angustifolia " ), betel leaves ( " Piper betle " ), ginger ( " Zingiber officinale " ), sepang ( " Caesalpinia sappan " ) and other ingredients are often used for internal cleansing, seeking results of detoxifying the body of waste, removing fat and purifying the blood, resulting in a beautiful, youthful complexion.
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