Journal of Ayurvedic Herbal and Integrative Medicine https://granthaalayahpublication.org/journal/ayurvedic-herbal-integr-medicine <p>Journal of Ayurvedic Herbal and Integrative Medicine (J-AHIM) is a half yearly peer reviewed International Open Access Journal which is abstracted in various reputed databases. J-AHIM energizes coordinated effort and correspondences between expert, professional, scholarly and scientific communities. It Publishes scholarly and scientific correspondence focused on Ayurveda, Herbal and traditional medication encourage integrative ways to deal with worldwide medicinal services.</p> <p><strong>Editor-in-chief:</strong><br />Dr. Dnyaneshwar Jadhav (Assistant Professor, Kaychikitsa Department, Shree Dhanwantri Ayurved Medical College and Research Center, India)</p> <p><strong>Editor:</strong><br />Dr. Ajit Pal Singh Chauhan (Professor &amp; HOD, KriyaSharir, Government Ashtang Ayurved College &amp; Hospital, India)</p> Granthaalayah Publications and Printers en-US Journal of Ayurvedic Herbal and Integrative Medicine 2582-9955 THE PHARMACOLOGICAL AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE BETEL NUT ON EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS- A REVIEW https://granthaalayahpublication.org/journal/ayurvedic-herbal-integr-medicine/article/view/63 <p>Betel nut is a well-known plant product consumed mostly by people in Asian countries. Betel nut chewing seems significantly associated with susceptibility to oral, oesophageal, stomach, liver and lung cancers. Moreover, betel nut extracts at different concentrations induce significant genetic damage and histological abnormalities in the testis in tumour-bearing mice. The genotoxic and carcinogenic potentiality of betel nut extracts has been studied in different animal models. Therefore, our present review will discuss the mutagenic, carcinogenic and angiogenic effects of betel nut on animal model.</p> Sudipta Chowdhury Samarendra Nath Banerjee Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Ayurvedic Herbal and Integrative Medicine 2025-02-27 2025-02-27 5 1 1–16 1–16 10.29121/jahim.v5.i1.2025.63