Arecanut plays significant role in the livelihood of the people. Offering visitors arecanut with betel leaf is a common social practice among them. Areca cultivation is one of the traditional indigenous agricultural activities in the region. The plant is considered to be as old as the history of the tribes or communities in the region. The areca nut, often incorrectly referred to as betel nut (betel refers to the leaf that the nut is often wrapped in), and its products are the fourth most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world after tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine. Like all such substances its use traverses age, class, and culture, with an estimated 600 million users globally.