Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Almond

Plant

English

Almond, Almondtree, Bitter almond-tree, Common almond, Ornamental almond, Sweet almond

Latin

Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Amygdalus communis L., Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb, Prunus dulcis var. amara (Duhamel) Buchheim, Prunus dulcis Mill., Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis var. amara (DC.) Buchheim, Amygdalus communis

Plantparts

** Together with another plant, Blossom, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Oil, Oil from kernel, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

alleviating, Alopecia, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-dandruff, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, asthma, Baldness, cleansing, constipation, cosmetic, Costive, Costiveness, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Dandruff, Demulcent, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Digestive ulcers, Diphtheria, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, diuretic, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, emollient, Emollients, Gastric ulcer, General health, Hair damage, hair loss, inflammation of the lungs, inspissated faeces, loss of hair, Lung inflammation, mitigating, Moisturizers, paediatric, palliative, Pectoral, Pneumonia, pneumonitis, purifier, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, Scalp acne, Split hair endings, Stomach ulcers, Strengthens in recovering from disease, sugar diabetis, Ulcer, Used in the treatment of cough

Warnings

No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use

Foods

As a flavouring agent, corrective corrigent, flavouring agent, taste corrigent

Other uses

care of the hair, colouring, Cosmetics, cosmetic use, Dye, Dyeing, Hair cleaner, Hair rinse, hair shampoo, Used in cosmetics, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic power: Increases sexual desire

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Tashelhit speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in southeastern Morocco (Errachidia province), Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Alanine, Alpha-Linolenic acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, amygdalin, Antimony, arginine, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, Aspartic acid, Barium, Benzaldehyde, Beta-Sitosterol, Boron, bromine, Cadmium, Caesium, caffeic acid, Calcium, calcium oxalate, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, chlorine, Chromium, cobalt, Copper, Cresol, cyanidin, Cystine, Daucosterol, D-Galactose, Dietary mineral, Emulsin, essential oil, eugenol, Europium, fat, fat oil, fatty acid, Ferulic acid, Fibres, fluorine, Folinic acid, Gamma-Tocopherol, Geraniol, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Gold, Hafnium, Hexanoic acid, Histidine, Hydrogen cyanide, iodine, iron, Isoleucine, Kaempferol, Lanthanum, L-Arabinose, Lauric acid, Lead, Leucine, linoleic acid, Lutetium, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Monounsaturated fatty acids, mucilage, Myristic acid, Natural rubber, Niacin, Nickel, Nitrogen, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Coumaric acid, Pentosan, Phenethylamine, Phenylacetic acid, Phenylalanine, Phenyl-Ethyl-Alcohol, phosphorus, Phytic acid, Phytosterol, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proline, protein, Prunasin, Pyridoxine, Quercetin, quercitrin, raffinose, Rubidium, salicylate, Samarium, Saturated fatty acids, Scandium, Selenium, Serine, silicon, sodium, Stachyose, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Strontium, Sucrose, sugar, Sulfur, Tantalum, Taxifolin, Thorium, Threonine, Tin, Titanium, Tryptophan, Tungsten, Tyrosine, Valine, Vanadium, Vegetable oil, vitamin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin E, Xylose, Ytterbium, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0247

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