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Avocado.(Drug overview)

PDR for Herbal Medicines

| June 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The herbal medicine content contains information about herbal therapies and other dietary supplements which are not regulated in the United States by the FDA. Additionally, the manufacture and distribution of herbal substances is not regulated in the United States, and no quality standards currently exist. Because of the unregulated nature of the herbal and supplement industry, you need to discuss use of these substances with your doctor or pharmacist. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Persea americana

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Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the dried leaves, the fresh leaves, the whole fruit, including the seed and the oil extracted from the leaves.

Flower and Fruit: The flowers are in compact or loose racemes. They are 5 to 8.2 mm long and greenish. The inner and outer perianth circles are 4 to 6 mm long and elliptical to oval-elliptical. The anthers are 3.5 mm long, and the filaments are 2.3 mm. The ovary is oval or pear-shaped and downy. It develops into a drupe, which is green and fleshy and grows up to 18 cm long. The drupe is smooth with thick oily flesh and a very large seed.

Leaves, Stem and Root: …

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