It also stores other ingredients such as zarda, supari (or gua), kattha, choona (also known as "soon"), clove, cardamom (elachi), and other accessories.
"Paan" in Indo-Aryan languages is a combination of betel leaf with areca nut which is widely consumed throughout South Asia[2] and Taiwan.
The specific paan dan that was used by Wajid was later given to Queen Mary during the Delhi Coronation Durbar and Indian tour of 1911-1912, then presented to the Britmuseum in 1912.
[6] Historically, Betel leaf and its seeds were usually consumed by field workers and other rural inhabitants.
People chewed it to suppress their hunger as it has mild painkilling effects similar to a narcotic.