Almond oil
Almond oil is completely different from sweet almond oil in terms of its uses and nature. The bitter almond oil is carefully extracted from the bitter almond tree, which is found in its native country in Iran, where the almond seeds are separated from their husks and crushed and distilled to obtain a small percentage of this. The oil is no more than 1%, and this tree has also grown in large areas of Morocco, Turkey, Egypt and Spain.
Benefits of bitter almond oil
- Almond oil helps to treat fever because it can inhibit the growth of bacteria that cause high temperature in the body because it contains compounds once like quinine, provided that it is taken in very small amounts.
- Almond oil is useful for the treatment of hair and scalp problems caused by fungi and bacteria due to its antibacterial properties, by mixing a few of it with water and massage the hair scalp for minutes and then wash it well from the effects of oil.
- The bitter almond oil helps to eliminate dark circles and fungal and bacterial skin infections by mixing only one drop with 30 ml of other oil before applying it to the skin or using it as steam or adding it to moisturizing cream.
- Almond oil is effective in the treatment of insomnia night because it helps to calm the nerves and reduce muscle spasms and also works to reduce the rate of pain, pain is an effective analgesic and general comfort of nerves if used externally.
- It has the ability to treat cancer as it contains the acid is slowing the growth of cancer tumors in the body and reduce the spread.
- The bitter almond oil reduces the weight of the body caused by the absorption of fluids and helps to reduce the high blood pressure of its ability to generate urine and thus rid the body of harmful toxins and excess salts at home.
- Almond oil is useful in the treatment of rabies for its toxic ability to kill the germ causing the disease.
- The bitter almond oil works to treat intestinal worms because the bitterness and toxicity present in it have a powerful and effective effect on killing these worms and expelling them outside the body.
Almond oil disadvantages
It should be noted here that the bitter almond oil has toxic properties and must be treated with caution in the treatment of skin and hair problems, even when treated as a treatment for some internal diseases, because any increase in the dose may cause serious risks may lead to life, Three basic compounds are: glycoside amidgdalene, benzaldehyde and hydroxyanic acid. This a deadly toxic substance if taken alone and in a small quantity. It is banned in some foreign countries such as the United States of America, but its toxic effects can be eliminated by exposing it to high heat.