Doctor Bon

Cashew is a widespread tree, grown in all tropical countries. Usually it has a crooked trunk. The leaves are oval in shape with rounded tips. The yellowish flowers are small, crowned at the tips of the branches and the petals are sometimes with pink-stripes. The fruit is pear-shaped, producing a kidney-shaped nut outside and under the fruit. The cashew nut is well-known as a delicacy.

Herbal use

1. Cashew is used in cases of diarrhea, diabetes, infection swellings and mouth ulcers.
2. It relives toothaches, sore gums and dysentery.
3. It promoters the flow of urine.
4. Alcoholic solution of the pericarp is used to expel worms from the body.
5. An effective insecticide.

Instructions

1. The bark of the tree is used in decoction for diarrhea, diabetes, swellings and mouth ulcers.
2. Infusion of the leaves and the bark relives toothaches, sore gums and dysentery.
3. The juice from the pericarp promotes flow of urine and the alcoholic solution of the pericarp expels worms. The juice of the ripe fruit is good for dysentery.
4. The gum extracted from the bark is an effective insecticide.

Major Parts used

Bark, leaves, flowers, gum, fruits and nuts.