Preferred Label : anacardium;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : anacardiums;
CISMeF synonym : occidentale, anacardium;
MeSH hyponym : anacardium occidentale; Anacardium occidentales; occidentales, Anacardium;
Related MeSH term : cashew; Cashews;
MeSH Related Number : txid171929;
MeSH annotation : coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM
with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) disease/drug ther (IM) PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther
use (IM or NIM) specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacardium;
UNII : txid171928;
Origin ID : D031021;
UMLS CUI : C0330951;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
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.
