Aguacate Güiro | Avocado

Common Name: Aguacate Güiro, Avocado 

Binomial Nomenclature: Persea americana

Culinary Use: Avocado fruits are eaten raw or used as a sandwich spread and in desserts.

Medicinal Use: Extracts of the leaves have shown antihypertensive and anticancer activities. The leaves are used against dysentery, coughs, high blood pressure, liver problems, and gout.

Fun Fact: The non-drying oil extracted from the seed is used by the cosmetic industry in soaps and skin moisturizer products