Post on 16-Dec-2015
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• Medical plant names.• Description and native land.• Constituents.• Uses and drugs.
• Sweet Almond seeds.• Names, constituents and uses.
• Black Mustard seeds.• Black Mustard names.• Description and native land.• Constituents.• Uses.
Description and Bitter Almond Description and Bitter Almond OriginOrigin
• Perennial mild trees about 5 m height .• The seeds length from 1.5 cm to 5 cm,
rounded from one end and pointed at the other end.
• The seeds color : Cinnamon brown .• Odor : characteristic ( benzaldehyde odor ) .• Taste : bitter .• Origin: Iran & M.S.R and now cultivated in the
warm temperate regions .
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Chemical constituents Chemical constituents
1. Fixed oil 40 -55%
2. Proteins
3. Enzyme emulsin
4. Glycoside :Cyanogenic group – Amygdalin.
Amygdalin enzyme emulsin + H2O HCN +
+ benzaldehyde (V.O) +glucose
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Uses Uses 1. Demulcent .
2. Mild laxative .
3. Treatment of heart burn.
N.B! Toxic in large doses .
Almond oil uses :
1. Solvent for certain kinds of drugs (oily injections ) .
2. Cosmetics – hair and skin creams and lotions .
DRUGS: Balmandol® (liquid) –emollient for dry skin (Almond oil + paraffin ).
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Sweet Almond seeds Sweet Almond seeds • Prunus communis • Rosaceae• Perennial large trees • Seeds have bland taste and odour .• Cinnamon brown colored.• Contain : 1- fixed oil 40-55% 2- proteins
• Uses : 1-Nutritive
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Small ,globular & various colored (reddish brown, black ,yellow ).
Yellow flower
Cruciferous leaf
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Description and originDescription and origin
• Annual herbaceous plant with yellow flowers and large cruciferous leaves .
• The seeds are small ,globular & various colored (reddish brown, black ,yellow ).
• Odor : characteristic ( when crushed ) .
• Taste :slight pungent .
• Origin : Europe
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Chemical constituents Chemical constituents
1. Fixed oil 30% – 50%
2. Proteins 20%
3. Glycoside (isothiocyanate group): Sinigrin 0.7%- 1.3%.
4. Enzyme myrosin .Sinigrin myrosin +H2O allylisothiocyanate (v.o)
(Mustard oil) + glucose +KHSO4
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