is one type of nut, which represents the inner core to shape wooden stubs, and it may in turn seed almond tree, a tree that has consistent form with a length of 12 meters and have long leaves curled and pointed head. Characterized by its flowers beautiful almond tree with brilliant pink color, and show the flowers, blooming in early spring before the emergence of securities and long, and when the vaccine is these flowers each and every one of them turn out to grow the fruit into the crust, thin and soft when ripe fruit is a grain of internal almonds landing here the crust into a cover of dry wooden form. South-west Asia is home to the basic almond tree, and grows as well as in California, but this tree is grown these days in abundance in the Mediterranean countries.
It contains almond high nutritional value and has many benefits and enter the oil extracted from
sweet almond in the cosmetic industry, pharmaceutical It softens and strengthens the skin dry and
calm the itching and accelerates the healing of burns, skin diseases and surface and the mother lived
the middle ear and eardrum rebuilt in addition to the use of pastes, aromatic smells, sweets, And
sugars. Also it can be eaten fresh green and mature.
eating almond reduce cholesterol in the blood and help the body to sleep quietly.
Almonds and prevention of disease, cancer
Researchers at the University of California, U.S. found that eating almonds helps to maintain
the integrity of the intestine and the colon and prevent the emergence of the cancers. The researchers
found after the partition of a group of mice into 4 groups, given the first group of mice the full
almond, and the second almond fat-free and third discs of almond oil and the fourth diet devoid of
almonds for 6 months. Then all mice were injected with a substance causing colon cancer, and found
that rats fed on almonds and fully achieved the best protection against intestinal tumors are cancerous.
Syrian most important agricultural products
Syria currently produces many agricultural products, among them
• Cereals and legumes:
Wheat - yellow corn - lentils - chickpeas - sesame - beans - barley.
• Fruit:
Apricot - Apple - Cherry - Teen - Grape - Peach - Pear - citrus (orange - lemon)
• Vegetables and farm products:
Tomatoes - potatoes - onions - watermelon red and yellow - pumpkin (gourd - cucumber-
squash) - Eggplant - pepper
• Important crops:
Cotton - Olive - Pistachio - Almonds - nuts Forums - Sugar Diabetes - Tobacco