Anacardium
"Anacardium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family ANACARDIACEAE. This is the source of the familiar cashew nuts, which are heat treated to remove the irritant toxin. Cashew nut shell liquid (frequently abbreviated as CNSL) is a major source of alkenyl phenolic compounds, especially ANACARDIC ACIDS, cardol, and cardanol.
| Descriptor ID |
D031021
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.044.277
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| Concept/Terms |
Anacardium occidentale- Anacardium occidentale
- Anacardium occidentales
- occidentale, Anacardium
- occidentales, Anacardium
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