Almond

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

All authors of this article

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Dieser Artikel auf Deutsch

Synonym(s)

common amygdalus

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.

Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).


Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.

To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.

Finish your registration now

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Fruits of the common almond tree.

General informationThis section has been translated automatically.

The almond tree (see Prunus dulcis below) grows 6-7 m high and flowers before it gets leaves. The fruit has a leathery shell covered with a grey felt; the fruit skin is either very hard and shiny or, as with the so-called "crack almonds", easily fragile. Almonds can be eaten raw. They are used as a seasoning ingredient in cakes, pastries and for kitchen purposes. Thus almond oil is a pale yellowish, thin-bodied, only slightly smelling and tasty oil which is frequently used in nutritional applications.

Furthermore the different extracts of almond fruits are used for cosmetic purposes (see below Prunus dulcis).

OccurrenceThis section has been translated automatically.

Asia, especially Persia, Arabia, China, on Java. In Europe mainly native to the Mediterranean countries.

Complication(s)This section has been translated automatically.

From an allergological point of view, almond allergies play only a minor role (see nut below).

Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.

Almond oil can be used directly as skin oil or for the preparation of ointments (see below almond oil ointment, white (FH)). The almond paste pressed during the preparation of almond oil forms the so-called almond bran which serves as a skin-beautifying detergent and milldes abrasive.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles