Cashew

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  Do these colours remind you of the Mynah bird? bet they eat lots of cashews!! Most of these tables are coloured according to my artists' perception of their chemistry, but the cashews' aura was so much the depth of these colours that I have had to issue them as quarter tone.. 

Cassavium pomiferum

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Contra-Indications
Between its inner and outer shell there is a  flammable, caustic oil,whichcould raise painful skin bisters if handled.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Cashew Properties
       

Names

History

Constituents

Uses

Sempecardium
grows in Jamaica, West
Anarcadic Acid
nut or kernel: nutritive;protein
anarcardium :
Indies
yellow oleaginous liquid Cardol
bark: former use for fever
(Oriental Cashew)
other tropical parts of
protein
from Malaria
A. Occidentale
Americas
niacin
fresh nutshell juice: removal of
 
It's rose coloured
magnesium
warts and corns,ringworms,
 
pannicles produce
iron
cancerous ulcers,elephantiasis
 
a fleshy receptacle,
 ammonium anarcardate
in beauty treatment to remove a skin
 
called an apple .At the end
 
layer from facial tissue
 
of the apple there grows a
 
fruit juice: wine and spirit,also of use for
 
kidney shaped nut.
 
dropsy and uterine complaints
 
Between its inner and outer
 
milky secretion from incised tree:
 
shells there is "a thick,
 
indelible marking ink
 
inflammable, caustic oil,
 
nut: non-drying lubricant oil
 
which could raise painful
 
gum: used like gum arabic since
 
skin blisters if handled.
 
it is similar (Cadjii gum) which washes
 
 
 
books to repel moths and ants
 
 
 
used as a hair - dye, but not with acids, acid
 
 
 
salts or acetate of lead.
 
 
 
a powerful diuretic
 
 
 
male potency
 
 
 
older, broken nuts mixed with
 
 
 
Madeira Wine for flavouring
 
 
 
cocoa and nuts produce
 
 
 
good chocolate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


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