Cashew Leaf: Health Benefits of Cashew Leaf, Bark and Cashew Nutshell Liquid

Health Benefits of Cashew Leaf, Bark and Cashew Nutshell Liquid

Anacardium occidentale (cashew) is a plant from the Anacardium species. Though only the cashew nut and the cashew apple is edible and utilized as functional food, cashew leaf and the shell contains secondary metabolites which have medicinal values, and are utilized for various purposes. Cashew apple has minerals, vitamins, with the vitamin C content about … Read more

Cashew, Kaju: Health Benefits of Cashew Nut and Cashew Apple, Side Effects

Cashew, Kaju (Anacardium occidentale) Health Benefits of Cashew Nut and Cashew Apple, Side Effects

Cashew plant, or kaju (Anacardium occidentale), which yield the cashew nut and apple, is an evergreen plant of the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), the same family as mango and pistachio nut. The name cashew came from the Portuguese word, Caju (the fruit) or Cajueiro (the tree). Cashew is originally from northeast Brazil but was spread to … Read more