ALMENDRO AMIG
prunus amygdalus
ALMENDRO AMIG
prunus amygdalus
Family
: Rosaceae.
Description:
highly branched tree, up to 10 m in height, with the bark open, flaky, grayish color. Ramifications carrying green leaves alternate, oblong, acuminate, with the margin sawing; page from bright green top and the bottom opaque. Petiole short. Often, the teeth of the blade are carriers of certain glands. The flowers, which appear before the leaves show
a
chalice and
a
pentasépalo Corolla pentapétala, white and pink. The fruit is
a
drupe oblong with epicarp green, tomentose, side with
a
groove, and endocarp woody clause that contains
a
seed
brown
with white pulp divided into two cotyledons, the distinctive
flavor
. This species is rare in the wild, and often grows along with the
olive
in the Mediterranean area. Is collected from July to September.
Used parts:
The seeds.
Active Principles:
fructose, fatty oil, emulsina, salts,
vitamin
A
and B proteins. The oil is composed of olein, peptone,
calcium
,
phosphorus
,
potassium
,
magnesium
and
sulfur
.
Directions:
Nutritious, emollient, laxative, vitaminizante, béquico.
How to use:
oil, milk, pulp.
Interest:
The seeds (almonds) are used in confectionery. The oil, which contains
tocopherol
, no rancidity, and is used as eudérmico, sweet variety is the only usable in the
family
, since it lacks hydrocyanic acid, in contrast to the
bitter
variety. Waste from the oil extraction operations are an excellent dish.
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