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What is sweet almond?
The almond is closely related to the peach, apricot, and cherry (all classified as drupes). Unlike the others, however, the outer layer of the almond is not edible. The edible portion of the almond is the seed.
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Almond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Spain, numerous commercial cultivars of sweet almond are produced, ... The bitter almond is slightly broader and shorter than the sweet almond, ... Read more on
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Sweet Almond - InteliHealth:
Sep 5, 2008 ... Sweet almond has been suggested for many other uses, based on tradition or on scientific theories. However, these uses have not been ... Read more on
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Which Massage Oil is Best?
Sweet almond oil is one of the most popular massage oils among massage ... Sweet almond oil is absorbed fairly quickly, but not so quickly that you need to ... Read more on
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Sweet Almond Effectiveness, Safety, and Drug Interactions on rxlist
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SWEET ALMOND: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD
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The almond is closely related to the peach, apricot, and cherry (all classified as drupes). Unlike the others, however, the outer layer of the almond is not ... Read more on
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Sweet Almond | LIVESTRONG.COM
The almond tree is native to western Asia and North Africa, but it is now grown in most temperate regions. The sweet almond is a popular and nutritious food ... Read more on
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Basil
Basil is an herbal medicine that is used to treat gas, inflammation (redness, swelling, and pain), and non-insulin dependent diabetes (type 2 diabetes). Read more on
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Jordan almond
The almond tree usually grows from 10-20 feet high and has lanceolate, finely serrate leaves on thorny branches. The large flowers usually occur in pairs and are soft rose to whitish in color.
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Almond
The almond tree usually grows from 10-20 feet high and has lanceolate, finely serrate leaves on thorny branches. The large flowers usually occur in pairs and are soft rose to whitish in color.
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Sweet wood
Licorice is a perennial erect branching plant 3-7 feet tall, the woody rootstock is wrinkled and brown on the outside, yellow on the inside, and tastes sweet. The stem, which is round on the lower part and angular higher up, bears alternate, odd-pinnate leaves with 3-7 pairs of ovate, dark green leaflets. Axillary racemes of yellowish or purplish 3-foot-long spikes of flowers appear from June to August, depending on location. Full sun to partial shade. The roots are dug when sweetest, in autumn of the 4th year, preferably from plants that have not borne fruit, a process that exhausts the sweetness of the sap. Another variety of licorice is Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota). It can be used like G. glabra. Wild licorice can raise blood pressure like G. glabra.
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Sweet dock
Bistort is a mountain perennial, The rootstock is thick, knobby, twisted into an S or double-S shape, up to 3 feet long, black on the outside and red on the inside, and ringed with old leaf scars. The basal leaves are bluish-green, long-petioled, and oblong-lanceolate. The few leaves on the simple, glabrous stem are lanceolate to linear, short-petioled to sessile, and have a dry leaf sheath at the base. The red to rose-colored flowers are borne in a dense, spike-like raceme, appearing from May to August.
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Sweet brier
Brier hip is a bushy shrub, varying in height from 2-13 feet, its numerous stems are covered with sharp spines and prickles. The leaves are odd-pinnate, usually consisting of 5-7 leaflets that are opposite, ovate, acute, serrate, and hairy beneath. The flowers are red, pale red, or nearly white and appear from May to July. The oblong, scarlet to orange-red fruit, or hip, contains many one-seeded achenes and ripens in the fall. There are literally 100s of species of rose, and to them and their varieties have been given thousands of names. The genus Rosa consists of prickly shrubs found wild or cultivated. Red roses are considered best for medicinal use. Other varieties used as rose hips: Rock-rose (Helianthemum canadense), Rosa californica, Cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia), Rosa Damascena, Rosa eglanteria, Rosa gallica, Rosa laevigata, Rosa roxburghii, Large-hip rose (Rosa rugosa), Rosa chinensis.
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Sweet basil
Basil is an annual plant, its thin, branching root produces bushy stems growing from 1-2 feet high and bearing opposite, ovate, entire or toothed leaves which are often purplish-hued. The two-lipped flowers, varying in color from white to red, sometimes with a tinge of purple, grow in racemes from June to September. The plant is very aromatic. Tends to favor sunny banks. Other varieties: Dwarf Spicy Globe, Dwarf Bush Basil, Lettuce-leaf basil (O. basilicum crispum), Dark Opal, Purple Ruffles, Citriodorum, Fino Verde, O. basilicum miminum, O. sanctum, O. kill-mandscharicum, O. gratissimum, etc.
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Sweet Balm
Balm is a perennial plant, the stem is upright, hairy, quadrangular, and branched and grows as high as 3 feet. The leaves are opposite, ovate, long-petioled, somewhat hairy, bluntly serrate, and acuminate. The bilabiate flowers grow in axillary clusters and may vary in color from pale yellow to rose colored or blue-white. The flowering time is July and August. When bruised, the whole plant smells like lemon. The leaves of this plant, similar in appearance to those of Catnip, are best identified by the strong, pleasant lemony scent.
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Sweet Violet
Garden violet is a small, European, perennial plant, the creeping rootstock sends out runners along the ground which also take root. The leaves are basal, petioled, and cordate. The spurred, violet, sometimes white or rose-colored, flowers grow on long peduncles, pale violet spurs at the back, from March to May. Fruits are rounded, hairy, three-part capsules.
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Sweet syndrome
Sweet syndrome also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a skin condition marked by fever and painful skin lesions that appear mainly on your face, neck, back and arms. Although middle-aged women are most likely to develop Sweet syndrome, the condition can also affect men, older adults and even infants.
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Sweet licorice
Licorice is a perennial erect branching plant 3-7 feet tall, the woody rootstock is wrinkled and brown on the outside, yellow on the inside, and tastes sweet. The stem, which is round on the lower part and angular higher up, bears alternate, odd-pinnate leaves with 3-7 pairs of ovate, dark green leaflets. Axillary racemes of yellowish or purplish 3-foot-long spikes of flowers appear from June to August, depending on location. Full sun to partial shade. The roots are dug when sweetest, in autumn of the 4th year, preferably from plants that have not borne fruit, a process that exhausts the sweetness of the sap. Another variety of licorice is Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota). It can be used like G. glabra. Wild licorice can raise blood pressure like G. glabra.
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Sweet Woodruff
Woodruff is a perennial plant, 6-12 inches high, its thin creeping rootstock with numerous matted, fibrous roots sends up many slender stems, which are square, shiny, and glabrous. The soft but rough-edged and bristle-tipped, narrow dark green leaves grow around the stalk in successive whorls with 6-8 leaves in each whorl. The lower leaves are oblong-obovate, the small, white, four-petaled flowers bloom in loose branching cymes from May to June, followed by a leathery, bristly fruit. Makes a good ground cover for shady areas. Has the fragrance of freshly mowed hay.
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