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Cerebral insufficiency, Stroke, Loss of speech, Unconsciousness, Paralysis, Urinary retention due to cerebral vascular diseases, Nervous debility, and Dementia.
This is a safe and effective indigenous drug prepared from the scientifically drawn extract of Areca catechu.
One hundred patients with cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) with various disabilities were studied to see the effects of Areca Catechu. Fifty patients (interventions) were given Areca Catechu, and fifty other patients (controls)
were treated with the conventional vasodilators. The male-female ratio was 4:1. As usual, physiotherapy was given to both groups of patients. The result of the treatment showed that unconscious patients regained consciousness, and the dysphasic patients started speaking much earlier than those in the control group. The improvement in the activity of daily living and recovery of micturition control were earlier. The Areca Catechu was also useful in patients with chronic CVD due to atherosclerosis.
The probable mode of action of Areca catechu on CVD patients may be presumed as follows: by improving circulation of the brain, by directly stimulating the brain cells, by improving metabolism and nutrition of the brain cells, and by the combination of the above mechanisms. Arecoline and other alkaloids in the Areca catechu, which are known as parasympathomimetic agents, might have improved circulation of the brain by dilating cerebral blood vessels, thereby increasing blood flow. Areca Catechu contains many essential amino acids and other essential nutrients, or some unidentified factors, which may improve the metabolism of the brain. This may also be due to direct stimulation of the brain by the alkaloids present in Areca Catechu.