The almond tree is a fruit tree that can reach more than 10 meters of height if it is in a very good earth, although the normal thing is that it measures of 4 to 5 meters. Its trunk is formed by a rough crust and with cracks. It has many branches scattered by all the tree. The leaves are of made oval form, smooth, and are full of small glands. In winter they fall since one is a tree I expire.
The flowers are white or pink and have a small chalice and very opened. He is original of East and Africa of the north, where still they are in wild state. For many years it has been cultivated in all Mediterranean; concretely, we can find it in the East, Andalusia and Majorca.
Its flowering takes place very early. The yolks of the flowers already are formed in autumn. In some zones - as the Balearic islands can get to bloom at the end of December. In other regions they make in January and February. Their fruits take much in ripening, because they need about eight months for it. According to they are maturing, the fleshy part of the fruit is losing its juice and becoming hardened to finish taking off itself. Within the fruit is commonly the well-known seed like almond. The collected part of the almonds tree is their seeds, that are used of manifold and varied forms. The almond very is used in medicine, cosmetic and cooks.
It acts effectively against the cough. With the extraction of its juice a good syrup against irritations and inflammations is from stomach, intestine, kidneys and vejiga. The oil of almonds is used in the affections of the skin and is very effective against the burns. All the properties nutritious of the almonds are known. They are a good food after inflammations from the digestive apparatus and very are appreciated in the candy preparation diverse like mazapanes, turrones, etc. Also it is a dry fruit with great nutritional properties, very used like antianemic and aportador of energy. Nevertheless, it must be had special well-taken care of with the bitter almonds, since they can be toxic, getting even to cause the death if they interfere in great amounts.
Milk of almonds: They are macerated of 20 to 30 grams of sweet almonds. Later they are crushed in a mortar with 15 grams of sugar and a fine paste is made. Everything with 1 liter of milk is mixed, it is strained and a little orange blossom water is added.
Mask of beauty: To mix dust of almonds with greasy lemon it skin and to extend it like mask for the skin. If the skin is dry, is better to use milk to mix.
Fruit: It can interfere of diverse forms: tender (without curing absolutely), mature - either crude or toasted and prepared as sweet in many prescriptions of kitchen.
Healing. Laxative. Antiinflamatorio.
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