BACKGROUND The work force in industries are at risk of developing unduly high rates of health and behaviour related problems including abuse of alcohol, betel nut and cigarette (alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption). This study describes the relationships between alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption and health promoting behaviour among industrial workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

Purpose: To investigate in silico the drug-like properties of alkaloids (arecoline, arecaidine, guvacine, guvacoline, isoguvacine, arecolidine and homoarecoline) obtained from the fruits of Areca catechu L (areca nut). Methods: All chemical structures were re-drawn using Chemdraw Ultra 11.0. Furthermore, software including Bio-Loom for Windows version 1.5, Molinspiration Property Calculator and...

Areca catechu L. (areca) belongs to the Arecaceae family, which is composed of 181 genera and 2,600 species (Christenhusz Byng 2016), cultivated extensively in Southern Southeastern Asia (Peng et al. 2015). has a long history for its important economic medicinal benefits one most commercial crops Hainan province, China. In recent years, root rot stem diseases have occurred, causing areca plants...