The tree normally has large leaves & pink flowers. The
fruit of the cashew trees can be divided into the cashew apple & cashew nut. Cashew apple is rich with vitamin
C, refreshing & very juicy. The
cashew nut (inside the ‘kidney’ shell) is attached to the bottom of the
cashew apple.
The Cashew, Anacardium occidentale
L., comes from the Anacardiaceae family. New foliage contains reddish pigment. They
are borne terminally on panicles, generally at the beginning of the dry season.
The cashew tree’s leaves & bark as well as the cashew
apple possess herbal health benefits such as the ability of killing bacteria &
germs, stopping diarrhea, increasing the libido, and reducing blood sugar,
blood pressure & body temperature. Cashew nut contains high levels of the
essential minerals such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper &
manganese. Cashew nuts are also known to be a ‘low-fat’ nut. Cashew apples have the anti-bacterial
properties.
