Botany Facts

The Brazil Nut Fact File

Descirption:The Brazil nut is a three-sided nut with white meat or flesh that consists of 70% fat and 17% protein

Family:
The Brazil Nut belongs to the Lecythidaceae Family

Common Names:
Brazil nut, castania, castanheiro do para, para-nut, creamnut, castana- de-para, castana-de-Brazil.

Parts that have been used:
The nut & the seed oil

Medical Uses:
The main actions are: It fights free radicals, it’s nutritious & it’s soothing.
The standard dosages are: nut & nut oil.

Worldwide Ethnomedical Uses:
For Amazonia the uses are: For liver problems, stomachaches, and used as a food, emollient, soap, and insect repellant.
For Venezuela: It’s used as a food and insect repellant .

Traditional Preparation: A Brazil nut a day is a great way to get the daily recommended amount of natural selenium.

Contraindications: Brazil nuts, like many other nuts, can cause allergic reactions in some sensitive individuals. If you are allergic to other nuts, like peanuts, you might be allergic to Brazil nuts as well.
By Annalese H.K, a.k.a The Botanist