Description
Item name: DRIED APRICOT KERNAL
Botanical name : Prunus armeniaca L.
Arabic name: nawat almashmash almujafaf
Apricot has been used medicinally for more than 2,000 years in India and China. The Greeks wrongly assumed that the apricot originated in Armenia, hence its botanical name P. armeniaca. The Romans named apricot praecocium, meaning “precocious,” which refers to the fruit’s early ripening. From this word, the name “apricot” evolved.
In Chinese medicine, the amygdalin present in apricot kernels has been used traditionally in very small amounts for treating asthma, cough, and constipation. A decoction of the plant’s bark has been used as an astringent to soothe irritated skin. In folk medicine, other uses include the treatment of hemorrhage, infertility, eye inflammation, and spasms. Apricot kernel paste has been used in vaginal infections. The oil has been used in cosmetics and as a vehicle in certain pharmaceutical formulations
