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The Book of Edible Nuts

There are lots of nuts health benefits that you're able to benefit from by eating a variety of edible nuts every day. There are many people concerned with eating nuts because of the high fat content that they contain. You should be aware that these fats are unsaturated fats and they are what the body needs regularly to function properly and maintain health. If you decide you wish to take advantage of all of the nuts health benefits that you could it is advisable to eat many different types of nuts each day. Only a handful of nuts each day can improve your well being. There are many to try and enjoy and some you could have never heard of but are very delicious.

The Book of Edible Nuts

This unique book takes a fascinating look at the natural history of nuts — their evolution in the world’s food supply, and their botany, ecology, and cultivation. The author discusses almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, coconuts, filberts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, walnuts, and more. 370 photographs and illustrations.

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Almond (Prunus dulcis) Nut, Oil & Extract


Almond


(Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus Batsch., Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus dulcis Mill., Prunus amygdalus dulcis, Sweet Almond, Bitter Almond, Almond Oil, Almond Extract, Badam, Mandel)

The almond tree and its edible nut and seed are native to southwestern Asia. There are two types of seed or nut– sweet and bitter almonds. Sweet almonds are commonly eaten as a nut (roasted, raw, or blanched) and used in cooking, baking, and confections. Almond flavored tea is very popular too. In addition and from a botanical perspective, many people tend to consider almonds to be nuts which are actually closer in relationship to peach pits. Almonds being the fruits of deciduous trees, they were originally native to Asia, the Near East, and North Africa. A deciduous tree is one where its leaves fall off of it at maturity each and every year during the cold or dry season. Unlike a peach pit or stone, fleshy pulp does not grow around the almond’s seed. Instead, almonds develop a rather leather-like coating around them inside of their shell. The actual almond pit or nut is hard and dark-skinned similar to that of a freestone peach pit.

As a word of caution, bitter almonds do contain cyanogenic glycosides in the seeds, bark, and leaves; if these are eaten in large quantities, they can cause convulsions and death.


Almond Oil:


This oil, from sweet and bitter almond, is widely used for its penetrating, reconstructive, and moisturizing properties as an essential massage oil, cream, and during aromatherapy because of its high concentration of oleic and linoleic fatty acids.


Almond Extract:


The nutty and enhancing flavor of almond extract is generally used in baked goods, candies, cream sauces, etc. Pure or “natural” almond extract ingredients include the dissolving of essential almond oil in an alcohol and water base.


Almond Meal:


Almond meal and flour derives from skinless, blanched almonds that have been coarsely ground to make meal and finely ground to make flour. This process will vary between processors.


Spiritual Correspondences & Associations:


Chinese Element – Wood, Slightly Yang

Color – White; Clear with a hint of yellow

Deities – Attis, Hermes, Mercury, Thoth

Elemental – Air, Fire (flowering almond)

Planetary – Mercury; Saturn (almond tree)

Properties – Money, Prosperity; Love (almond tree wood)

Zodiac – Leo

Almond has many holistic and metaphysical associations with attracting money, prosperity, and wisdom on various spiritual levels (such as with Thoth and other deities). The wood and bark of the almond tree can be used for making magickal wands, canes, and staffs.

Keep in mind that this is just a very small tip of the information iceberg regarding almond’s taxonomy, uses, nutritional, medicinal, and holistic spiritual benefits.

About the Author:

Dr. Sahure is a practicing Alternative Spiritualist, ordained Kemetic Wiccan minister and Spiritual Counselor, traditional herbalist, senior researcher with the Antiquus Research Group and the author of many noteworthy essays and articles about a variety of topics and subjects, including herbalism, ancient history and mythology, ancient Egyptian religion (Kemeticism), metaphysical sciences, ancient religions and theology, astrology, tarot, and other divination systems. Visit Mystic Owl Curio Shoppe today!

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