Bitter almonds
An emulsion made from shelled almond kernels is used to relieve stomach and intestinal pains, and almond oil is used as a laxative. In pharmaceuticals, almond oil is used to dissolve some drugs (camphor, etc.) and to prepare ointments.
Application in folk medicine. It is used as an anti-inflammatory, wound healing, energizing, laxative, and detoxifying agent. Ibn Sina recommended the use of almond kernel and almond oil for expectoration, cough, asthma, inflammation of the lung pleural membranes (pleurisy), kidney and bladder diseases, and removal of stones in the urinary tract.
An emulsion made from shelled almond kernels is used to relieve stomach and intestinal pains, and almond oil is used as a laxative. In pharmaceuticals, almond oil is used to dissolve some drugs (camphor, etc.) and to prepare ointments.
Application in folk medicine. It is used as an anti-inflammatory, wound healing, energizing, laxative, and detoxifying agent. Ibn Sina recommended the use of almond kernel and almond oil for expectoration, cough, asthma, inflammation of the lung pleural membranes (pleurisy), kidney and bladder diseases, and removal of stones in the urinary tract.