Badam Tree

 

 

BOTANICAL NAME: PRUNUS DULCIS

FAMILY: Rosaceae

SYNONYMS:

ENGLISH: Almond

HINDI: Baadaam

TAMIL: Patam Kotta

TELUGU: Badam

 

 


CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

 

   Both varieties of almond contain 40–55% of fixed oil, about 20% of

proteins, mucilage and emulsion.

   almonds contain in addition 2.5–4.0% of the colourless, crystalline,

cyanogenelic glycoside amygdalin

 

                                          

 

USES:

   Almonds Reduce Cholesterol.

   Almonds are good for Your Heart.

   Almonds Regulate Blood Sugar.

   Almonds Reduces Weight.

   Almonds are Rich in Nutrients.+

    Almonds are good for Your Eyes.

   May have antioxidant properties.

   It may act as an anticancer agent.

It might have natural aesthetic propertie


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