संस्कृत नाम- वातादः
Botanical name - Prunus amygdalus
Description - Prunus amygdalus, is a middle sized tree with simple leaves, alternate and greyish when fully grown. Flowers White, showy, appearing before the leaves or with the early foliage from scaly buds. Fruits are velvety drupes, separating into two valves on maturity exposing the Compressed stones having minute holes, the Stones enclose the valuable Kernel Almond.
Chemical_Constituents- Seed : almond oil; Fruit: HCN-glucoside
Uses - The bitter variety is poisonous because of its hydrocyanic acid content. Sweet almonds are demulcent and highly nutritive. Useful as a non starchy diet for diabetics. The bitter almonds that have a characteristic odour and taste are sedative and should not be used unless specifically mentioned.