Laitrol is made from the seeds of the Lagenaria siceraria plant, commonly known as calabash or bottle gourd. The seeds are used to extract an oil known as Laitrol, which is rich in essential fatty acids and is used in various cosmetic and medicinal products.
The acorn or oak nut (seed) gives it's dependence to dispersal agents, because the nut is to heavy for windblown dispersal the Oak tree depends on animals such as Jays and Squirrels, these animals bury pockets of nuts in many areas as food storage, the ones left behind (the animal forgets or looses it's life) germinates and the new life of and Oak Tree begins.
As a possible cancer preventative and malignant cell growth inhibitor, however several studies in the United States in the 1970's and 1980's demonstrated that amygdalin did not kill cancer cells.
Yes, a seed is made up of molecules. These molecules include a variety of organic compounds such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids that are essential for the growth and development of the plant embryo.
I've eat an apricot, now I want to plant a tree. How do I do this? I've taken the seed out of the shell, and have it laying on wet soil. It has a sprout coming out at one end. Do I plant this seed, with the sprout up or down?
Apricot seeds contain cyanide which is why they are not sold in the United States.
Chinese Medicine practitioners use apricot seed as a treatment in respiratory diseases, including bronchitis and emphysema.
Apricot seed is the small kernel enclosed within the wood-like pit at the center of the apricot fruit.
Practitioners of Chinese medicine advise that apricot seed should not be given in combination with the herbs astragalus, skullcap, or kudzu root.
Yes, rather like an almond.
The average size of an apricot seed, also known as an apricot kernel, typically ranges from about 1 to 2 centimeters in length. The seeds are generally oval or almond-shaped and can vary slightly in size depending on the apricot variety. Overall, they are relatively small compared to the fruit itself.
Sweetheart apricot has edible seed. You can order a tree from Stark Bros. I have no experience with the company though. Other varieties that have edible pit: --Montgamet --Chinese (Mormon) --Robada --Hunza
Cough suppressant, expectorant and laxative.
An apricot typically has one seed, also known as a pit or stone, located in the center of the fruit.
An apricot is a variety of sweet and juicy fruit with a stone, with yellow-orange coloured flesh, fuzzy skin, and a large seed, or the tree from which it derives.
Flavoring sweets and as a culinary seasoning. A liqueur from France is called Eau de Noyaux. Apricot oil is also used extensively in the manufacture of cosmetics.
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