Prunus dulcis = Almond tree/= Süße Mandel
Vergleich: Siehe: Rosales
Ähnlich: ant-t. bell. bry. hyos. lach. laur. sil. stram.
Antidotiert von: coff. op.
Qualities: Self-control and Moral Vigor
Message of Self-Mastery: Calmness of the mind; synchronicity of
body/mind/spirit; sense of well-being and order; to avoid “burning the candle
at both ends”; balance; moderation;
wholesome sexuality; for being a sensitive partner in an intimate
relationship.
Pattern of Disharmony: Over-indulgence in food or other
substances/activities; immoderation, causing minor to serious damage to body,
mind, or nerves; sexual excess in thought
or action; making wrong choices from the power of past habits;
discontentment; uneasiness; for anger connected with sexual issues;
frustration.
Affirmation: I am the master of my destiny! With calm power I stride
toward the horizon to final victory!
Positive expressions:
Moderate Inward by nature
Balanced Self-controlled
Efficient Sensitive partner in relationship
Temperance-seeking Disciplined
Avoiding harmful substances Quiet
Calm Silence-loving
Sexually well-adjusted Interiorized
Negative conditions:
Nervous Discontent
Excessiveness-prone Uneasy
Lacking in control Stressed
Rebellious Never caught up
Addictive in personality Frustrated
Sexually immoderate “Workaholic”-prone
Habit-bound Restless
Testimonials:
“I took Almond for feeling too busy. I felt good and peaceful on it-
also more open and relaxed.” -JL, Sandpoint, ID
“I used Almond while driving to town. It helped me stay calm and
centered and avoid being emotionally affected by the driving habits of others.”
-RB, Walnut Creek, CA
“I was making the transition from ending a relationship to being single.
I took Almond for feeling over-sexed, morning and night. It was too much. After
1 month on the Almond, my energy had changed. I experienced my sexuality
differently-as though Almond helped bring together my spirituality and
sexuality. What I mean is, I found the spirituality in
my sexuality. No, sex is not over, I told myself-but Almond took it to a
deeper level.” -GH, Vienna, Austria
“My oldest son, 22 years old, has a girlfriend. She is a student with
much work to do and little time for socializing and romance. Since he was
desiring sex more often than she,
I offered him Almond. He was then able to match his drives to hers.”
-IR, Vienna, Austria
“My client was working on abuse issues from a close relative in child
hood. Although married, she was also obsessed with thoughts of another man. She
was confused and
unclear about leaving her husband and reported that Almond was a real
key to help her work through this very difficult situation.” -SC, Nevada City,
CA
The almond tree = Prunus dulcis, meaning sweet, pleasing, or delightful.
Almond is the oldest known nut tree and a member of the rose family.
Naturalized in Western Asia and Southern Europe, almond tree (looks much like
the peach tree) originated in the Near East, and now grows in a hundred
varieties in S. Africa, S. Australia, and California. Its pink flowers-similar
to, but larger than, peach blossoms-reach up to two inches in diameter and grow
in fascicles of one to three. The nuts ripen from a peach-like fruit. The
almond nut
is a seed without a shell; high in fiber, B vitamins, and eight of the nine
essential amino acids and calories too. Its protein content is legendary, and
it is rich in bone-strengthening minerals and cholesterol-lowering
mono-unsaturated fats. Almond oil aids skin problems; the milk soothes the
lungs and throat.
Positive:
The essence for self-control in all parts of our lives. This quality has
not a high priority in our culture where consumerism and materialism are
seriously valued. And yet what
a priceless tool for well-being
is discipline! Self-control means, simply, that we consider a choice of
action rather than being bound to a reactive mode by the subconscious mind.
Almond gives us greater awareness in our choices. In the relationship
arena of sexuality, our self-control is a gift we can give to our partner. Sex
has two distinct purposes-procreation, and communicating love. With Almond’s
attitude of “how can I serve you” instead of “what’s in this for me,” the
sexual act becomes purified of self-seeking
and self-gratification, and thus infinitely more beautiful and fulfilling.
We are not body-bound slaves to our senses, says Almond- we are Spirit.
Almond also encapsulates the quality of moral vigor and stimulates that
same quality within us. Do you want the power to rebound vigorously from every
setback in life?
To live more in your center?
Don’t think of the crunchy quality of the nut but of the soothing,
spiritual influence of the oil pressed from almonds.
And what of stress from the sense that there are not enough hours in the
day-don’t we all have 24? In the positive Almond state, we are able to view our
time differently-to be
more in the present, calmly completing each task. “I took Almond for
tension that created pressure and tightness in my diaphragm,” Ursula said. “In
thirty minutes, it was gone.”
Robert: “1 recently had to go to the dentist to have an area worked on,
where a filling had fallen out. I took almond and did the affirmation. I
noticed I was able to relax deeply while in the chair.
Though the area being drilled was sensitive from an exposed nerve, I was
able to remain calm and detached from the sensation.”
Almond is also an excellent remedy for dancers. Yogic tradition speaks
of being ”centered in the spine,” that place in the astral body from which our
energy radiates.
Dance, when most beautiful and pleasing to the eye, emanates from that
center. Here is Sita’s testimonial after an East Indian dance performed on
three consecutive nights:
“I felt a lot of anxiety before dancing. I didn’t know the right thing
to do in order to help myself stay centered, so I started taking Almond a week
before the performances.
It was an incredible experience how much it helped me, first to be
focused on everything that I did. I saw that I was doing everything I needed to
do, but not from an emotional state-more coming from my spine. This helped me
to feel what it is like to be ‘in the spine.’ The day of the first performance,
I was very centered. I didn’t have any anxiety.
I was even surprised-the last time I’d had so much fear. My hands and
feet had been very cold and I had stomach pains. Taking Almond is like a
magician giving you something. Every time I took it, it transformed me. Almond
helped me to do a perfect job, a perfect performance.”
Negative:
The negative Almond state is that spread-too-thin feeling, as though
there is never enough time. When no matter how much we accomplish we can’t
quite get the job done,
it is time for Almond. Tension typically sets off a predictable chain
reaction of progressively less productivity that can backslide into a state of
complete frustration.
Almond, through the quality of calmness, allows us to focus on one thing
at a time-and before long a whole stack of incoming work has moved into the
outgoing file!
As previously mentioned, Almond also addresses the subject of human sexuality.
When the loud hormones of adolescence begin to speak, and any time thereafter
when sexual energy seems uncontrollable, Almond may be of benefit. (Please note
that Almond falls in the Spectrum’s third Quadrant of drive tempered by
self-control, rather than in the
second Quadrant of fiery youth where it would not yet have reached a
deeper maturity.) One study after another reveals that adolescents in the
United States are having intercourse at earlier ages than ever before. Sexually
transmitted diseases, some with death as a contraindication, run rampant. The
federal centers for Disease Control and Prevention have documented a rise in
AIDS cases from 49,016 in 1992 to 103,500 in 1993-a 111% increase. The issue of
sexuality in our era covers the entire gamut from creating to destroying human
life.
Consider, too, the exploitation of this powerful drive through the
media. Even ads for items as innocuous as soda pop are unmistakably sexually
charged. Constantly bombarded both visually and aurally, what are we to do? Add
to this phenomena a diet loaded with preservatives, pesticides and artificial
stimulants that play havoc with the sex nerves,
and it is clear that we are being overstimulated and encouraged in the direction
of excess. Almond is a healthy counter-attack to these detrimental outer
stimuli.
No, Almond does not weaken, repress or annihilate sexual energy; rather,
it allows us to transmute this powerful force. With this essence, one might say
that instead of being
driven by our sex drive, we become the driver, through consciously
exercising self-control. Sexual energy being our creative force, we might
choose to reroute that energy into athletics or creative pursuits, such as
painting or the performing arts. Whether in a relationship or single, young or
old, Almond provides us with a deeper understanding of
sexuality as pure energy at our disposal.
Themes:
Almond themes are not as easily detected through physical clues as other
themes because their energy flows inward and upward rather than out through
their senses and physical body. Their movements are neither grand nor small;
their pace is neither too fast nor too slow. In other words, they are
conspicuously inconspicuous! They do not stand out in a crowd like Pineapple or
off to the side like Banana. Neither wallflowers nor party animals, you
probably won’t even find them at social gatherings. They are neither social nor
antisocial. The lifestyles of monks, nuns, hermits and ascetics fit comfortably
for the inwardly focused Almond theme.
As a rule, Almond themes don’t take second helpings, except to honor
their hostess. And, like Goldilocks, they prefer their porridge not too hot or
too cold, but just right. These are quiet, interiorized people who use their
time and energy wisely. One feels their magnetism of calmness born of moderate,
balanced living. Almond themes inspire us to put our own lives in order, simply
by their example of how well an orderly life works.
ALMOND Contrasted With:
Companioned With:
Banana for calmness
through non-identification with the ego for
the wisdom to discriminate beyond the level of emotions and desires
Fig for wisdom through willingness to
look at all of an issue for
flexibility, not laxity; for a soft approach while holding firm to
healthfulideals
Lettuce for calmness
and clarity with emotion and feeling, respectively for
being centered in oneself and respectful of what is needed to stay
in balance
Spinach for stress due
to over-work living too much in one’s head for
a tension-free, fun-loving attitude
Tomato for
acknowledging, and completely eliminating, addictions for
mental and emotional health and strength in battling excesses and addictions
‡ Heimat:
Subtropisches China und Kleinasien
Inhaltsstoffe:
54% fettes Öl mit Ölsäure, Linolsäure und Palmitinsäure, Eiweiß, Enzyme.
Verwendung:
18% Eiweiß, 16% Kohlenhydraten, 54% Fett, ferner vielen Mineralstoffen und
Vitaminen vor allem der
B-Gruppe
eine reichhaltige Mahlzeit, die pur gegessen oder als Mandelmus gleichermaßen
lecker schmecken. Früher wurden sie Kindern gegen Husten gegeben. Das aus den
Samen gepresste Mandelöl ist ein mildes, sehr gut rückfettendes Hautpflegeöl.
Mandelmehl, der Pressrückstand, reinigt schonend die Haut.
Neben
der Süßen Mandel gibt es zwei weitere Arten: die Bittermandel und die
Krachmandel. Letztere kann genauso wie die Süße Mandel gegessen werden,
wohingegen die Bittermandel das giftige Glykosid Amygdalin enthält, aus dem
sich im Darm Blausäure abspaltet.
Das
Bittermandelöl, dem das Amygdalin chemisch entzogen wird, ist ein aromatisches
Gewürz und guter Duftstoff, den Konditoren und Kosmetikhersteller verwenden.
Dioskurides:
Äußerlich angewendet vertreibe sie "Sonnenflecken im Gesicht",
fördere die Menstruation, lindere Kopfschmerzen und Geschwüre; bei innerlicher
Anwendung lindere sie Schmerzen, treibe das Wasser, erweiche den
Leib,
fördere den Schlaf, helfe bei Husten, Leberleiden, Blähungen ... Die Liste
nimmt kein Ende.
Wissenswertes:
Die Mandel wuchs schon in der Steinzeit und wurde vermutlich ab der Bronzezeit
bewusst kultiviert. Wahrscheinlich ist die Mandel das älteste Kulturobst der
Alten Welt, dessen Erfolgsgeschichte bis in die heutige Zeit reicht. Bereits im
17. bis 16. Jahrhundert vor Christi Geburt gelangte der aus Asien stammende
Mandelbaum
über
Persien nach Kleinasien, Syrien und Ägypten.
Im
5. Jahrhundert ging es dann weiter nach Griechenland und ins Römische Reich.
Karl der Große trug sehr zur Verbreitung des Mandelbaums bei, der heute aus den
mediterranen Ländern nicht mehr wegzudenken ist. Dort gilt er
als
Symbol der Wachsamkeit und der Wiedergeburt, weil er bereits im Januar blüht.
Hellas:
Sagen, in denen der Mandelbaum eine Rolle spielt. Einer Sage nach soll die
Mandel aus einem Blutstropfen der griechischen Göttin Kybele entstanden sein,
der "Mutter der Götter", die in Kleinasien ursprünglich die Berg- und
Fruchtbarkeitsgöttin war.
In
anderen Darstellungen soll der Mandelbaum aus der männlichen Hälfte eines
zwittrigen, von Zeus erzeugten Wesens entstanden sein.
Marokko:
Ein Mandelbaum-Märchen: Die schöne Prinzessin Hatim hatte ein so gutes Herz,
dass sie unter den Ärmsten des Landes Geld aus der Schatulle ihres Vaters
verteilte. Der König hatte kein Verständnis für das Verhalten seiner Tochter,
bezichtigte sie des Diebstahls und ließ sie hinrichten. Allah verstand Hatims
Handeln und verwandelte die tote Prinzessin in einen Mandelbaum, der jahrein
jahraus den Menschen des Landes Mandeln schenkte.
Bibel:
erwähnt die Mandel mehrfach, oft wegen der frühen Blüte als Zeichen des
Erwachens. Der sechsarmige Leuchter der biblischen Stiftshütte, dem
Sammlungsort Gottes mit Moses und seinem Volk, ist einem Mandelbaum
nachgebildet. Später sah das Christentum in der Mandel ein Symbol der
unbefleckten Empfängnis: "Christus wurde gezeugt in Marien, wie der
Mandelkern sich in der unverletzt bleibenden Mandel bildet" (Konrad von
Würzburg, 13. Jahrhundert).
Vielleicht
am meisten Bekanntheit hat die Mandel in Form des Marzipans erlangt, das ursprünglich
aus dem Orient stammt und traditionell aus Mandeln, Zucker und Rosenwasser
besteht. Baghlaba ist die persische, zusätzlich mit Kardamom gewürzte Variante,
die es traditionell zum dortigern vierwöchigen Neujahrsfest gibt. Im 16.
Jahrhundert war die Herstellung des Marzipans in deutschen Landen Aufgabe der
Apotheker, deren "Confectiones" nur deshalb mit Zucker zubereitet
wurden, um die bittere Medizin angenehmer zu gestalten. Marzipan galt unter
anderem als "Hertzzucker". Nach und nach überwog beim Mandelkonfekt
die reine Gaumenfreude, sodass es von der Medizin zur Süßigkeit wandelte.
In
der mittelalterlichen Küche fanden sich Mandeln nicht nur in Süßspeisen: Auch
Fleisch- und Fischgerichte wurden mit ihnen zubereitet.
Der
Mandelbaum sondert Harz ab, das sich tränenförmig auffangen lässt. Mit den
Harztränen räucherten die Menschen im antiken Griechenland gegen Krankheit und
böse Geister an. Der feine Duft desinfiziert, reinigt und klärt.
Für
die Dr. Hauschka Kosmetik kauft die WALA Mandeln in Spanien und Italien aus
kontrolliert-biologischem Anbau ein. Die Mandeln werden anschließend in
Deutschland in einer traditionell handwerklich arbeitenden Ölmühle zu Mandelöl
gepresst und zu Mandelmehl vermahlen.
Die
Haut nimmt das milde, gut gleitende Mandelöl langsam auf. Das Öl ist pflegende
Grundlage von Dr. Hauschka Nach der Sonne, Augencreme, Concealer, Quitten
Tagescreme, Gesichtsmilch, Gesichtswaschcreme, Gesichtsöl, Handcreme, Rosen
Körperbalsam, Mandel Körperbalsam, Lippengold, Lipsticks, Reinigungsmilch,
Rosen Tagescreme leicht, Aufbauende Maske, Regeneration Tagescreme,
Regeneration Hals und Dekolletécreme, Regeneration Körperbalsam, Tönungscreme
und Mandel Johanniskraut Pflegeöl, von Dr.Hauschka Med Pflege Lotion
Mittagsblume und Intensiv Creme Mittagsblume.
In
Dr. Hauschka Gesichtswaschcreme bindet Mandelmehl Schmutzpartikel und reinigt
dadurch schonend die Haut. ‡
[Farokh Master]
This nut is very beneficial in treating poor memory and in treatment of
loss of memory due to weakness of the brain. It has properties that remove
brain debility and strengthen the brain. It cures various disorders of the
nervous system.
Soak about 5 - 7 almonds in some water overnight and then remove the
skin in the morning. Then make a fine paste of these almonds and mix it with
some sandalwood and eat it.
You can also soak the almonds for about two hours and then remove the
skin and then grind these almonds. Add these to one glass of milk with one
teaspoonful of honey and
have it. This makes a very nutritious drink.
Inhaling a few drops of almond oil through the nose is also very useful
to improve dull memory due to weakness of brain.
Soak seven almonds in some water overnight and then remove the skin in
the morning. Eat these with one teaspoonful of honey in the morning on an empty
stomach.
This is excellent for the brain, nervous system and weak memory. Almonds
are also very beneficial in treating hysteria. Soak about 5 – 7 almonds in some
water overnight and then remove the skin in the morning. Then make a fine paste
of these almonds and mix it with some sugar. This should be given daily to the
hysterical person as it will improve his mental state.
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