This is just a sincere effort to bring to your kind attention how rich, tasteful, practical & artistic our INDIAN heritage was, we are proudly taking this ahead being an Indian.

Our ancestors testfully created everything. This is the best example of how a simple instrument can be crafted and presented wonderfully. It is aesthetically soothing & practical as well. Every form from our daily life they have incorporated. This indicates how sound our ancestors were technically as well as practically.

Mänikpāla, wife of the first king Maha-Sammata, was bewitched by the demon Māra. The demon Oḍḍisa cured her in a ceremony where he had to cut limes. Vishvakarma, architect and artificer of the gods, invented the first areca (supari) nut cutter अङकित्ता for the occasion.

अङकित्ता

Powdered areca (supari) nut is used as a constituent in some dentifrices. Other traditional uses include the removal of tapeworms and other intestinal parasites by swallowing a few teaspoons of powdered areca (supari) nut, drunk as a decoction, or by taking tablets containing the extracted alkaloids.

अङकित्ता

Research has revealed some serious health risks of areca (supari) nut. The WHO classifies areca (supari) nut as a carcinogen. Many studies have shown a convincing link between areca (supari) nut use and cancer of the mouth and esophagus. ... This incurable condition can cause stiffness in the mouth and eventually the loss of jaw movement.

Shimoga is a market palace for the red boiled Areca (Supari) nuts in India.

Research has revealed some serious health risks of areca (supari) nuts. The WHO classifies areca (supari) nuts as a carcinogen. Many studies have shown a convincing link between areca (supari) nut use and cancer of the mouth and esophagus. ... This incurable condition can cause stiffness in the mouth and eventually the loss of jaw movement.