Barcode: CAL0000003570

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Family: ANACARDIACEAE

Scientific Name: Anacardium occidentale L.

Collector: A.R.K. Sastry

Country: India

Uses: Karnel eaten for its high protein content. Cashew apple antiscorbutic. Resinous juice contained in the seeds used in cases of mental derangement, memory disturbances, palpitation of heart, rheumatic pericarditis, sexual debility.