Prunus dulcis

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb. Engl.: sweet almond, almond, almond tree. Deu.: Mandel, Süssmandel. Suom.: manteli. Sven.: mandel, sötmandel. Fran.: amandier. Span.: almendra dulce. Pharm.: amygdala dulcis, bassora gum, caramania gum, false tragacanth, hog gum tragacanth, kutera gum, moussul gum. Bot. syn.: Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus cummunis L. var. dulcis, Amygdalus dulcis Mill., Amygdalus sativa Mill., Cerasus dulcis Borkh. ex Steud., Druparia amygdalus Clairv., Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. dulcis DC., Prunus amygdalus Stokes, Prunus communis (L.) Arcang.

Bassora Gum

Classic texts: USDisp 1918.

On Emulsion of Almonds.

Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1871.

Almond oil question.

Henriette's herbal blog: On the deadliness (or not) of bitter almond oil.

Photo: Prunus dulcis.

Photo: Prunus dulcis. Fruits. Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-08.

Photo: Prunus dulcis 1.

Photo: Prunus dulcis 1. Branch in fruit. Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-08.

Photo: Prunus dulcis 2.

Photo: Prunus dulcis 2. Fruit. Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK. Planted. 2005-09-08.