Almond Sweet Oil - Treatment and Medical Benefits of Sweet Almond oil

Latin description: Prunus dulcis syn Prunus amygdalus

Parts Used: The nuts and oil from the nuts; also the leaves are used for dye.

Medcinal Uses and Benefits of Almond Sweet

• Used finely ground in water (to make a milky drink) for fever, chest coughs and for nutrition for invalids. It may also be useful in cases of bronchitis and asthma.
• Used as a laxative.
• Sweet almond oil is shown to reduce serum cholesterol levels.
• Chinese have used the oil for thousands of years as a local anesthetic and muscle relaxer.
• Almond milk helpful in cases of Coeliac disease as a source of protein.
• Considered to be demulcent, emollient and useful in lung and chest complaints.
• In Ayurvedic medicine the sweet almond is used as a laxative.
• In Chinese medicine it is combined with ephedra for conditions associated with kidney weakness.
• Useful for kidney stones, gallstones, and constipation.
• For heartburn, peel and eat 6 to 8 almonds.
• Cradle cap in babies may respond to a lower fat diet and the inclusion of almond milk in the diet. Also, breast feeding mothers should avoid eggs, and egg whites in particular, if baby has cradle cap.
• A little almond cream mixed in fruit juice (use blender) is helpful when beginning to place baby on solid food for the extra nutrition it provides.