嚼檳榔對口腔的影嚮廣泛的被討論及研究,而對腎藏方面的討論極少。檳榔果實本身及添加物(如荖花與石灰)會導致腎藏功能損傷。石灰所含的氫氧化鈣或碳酸鈣,大量食入人體後會產生乳鹼症。檳榔果實本身所含的檳榔素及衍生的硝化物和檳榔添加物-荖花中的黃樟素,會導致腎藏細胞去氧核糖酸斷裂及腎藏腫瘤等危害。本篇將討論有關檳榔對腎藏所造成的危害
The effect of betel nut chewing lead to oral disease is well-known, but it leading to nephropathy is rarely discussed. Betel nut itself and its additives, such as unriped fruit of piper linn and slaked lime, lead to impairment of the renal function. Any subjects ingesting a large amount of Ca (OH) or CaCO from the slaked lime will develop milk-alkali syndrome. Arcoline of the betel nut, its chemical derivatives and the safrole of the unriped fruit of piper linn will lead to renal cell DNA break-up and kidney. We will focus on the hazard of betel nut chewing which causes the damage of the kidneys in this paper.