Why don't Hunan produce betel nuts?

Why Hunan does not produce betel nut is because of the geographical environment. Areca catechu originated in Malaysia and is now mainly distributed in subtropical areas such as Yunnan, Hainan, Solomon Islands and Micronesia. Areca nut contains a variety of trace elements, which can properly supplement the needs of the human body, as well as dehumidifying and killing insects. Betel nut is recorded in Historical Records and Three Fu Huang Maps, so people began to plant betel nut very early. But Hunan does not produce betel nuts, because betel nut cultivation is also important.

Although betel nut has low requirements on soil, this plant likes very hot weather and rainy climate. It is easy to plant in low mountain canyons, ridge feet and slope feet, mainly in 28? Appear in. Hunan north latitude can also be involved, east longitude 100? About, there is not much miasma here. The weather changes dramatically every year, with the temperature dropping by 10℃ and rising by 15℃, and droughts often occur in summer and autumn. These areca trees can't bear it, so they don't produce it.

Hunan does not need to produce betel nut, which is why it has become so popular. It is normal for Hunan people not to be in eat areca for a long time. Until the Qing Dynasty, He Tengjiao, the minister of the Ministry of War of Nanming, was defeated in the Hunan campaign, and eventually a large number of bodies could not be disposed of, and finally a plague occurred. At this time, the monks from Guangdong came with betel nuts. People found that people who had eaten betel nut had a great chance to escape the plague, so Hunan people started eat areca. Later, people got used to eat areca and sometimes gave betel nuts as gifts.

? Scholars believe that the expensive betel nut must be advanced. If you don't meet, you will hate each other. ? -Since the Tang Dynasty, Ou Yangxun's "Painters Gather". Hunan has formed a culture of betel nut, which makes people have a special feeling for betel nut. There are many people who love eat areca, and the market has developed. There is no need to plant it specially.