Juglans regia L. - English walnut
Juglans regia L. - English walnut
Juglans regia L. - English walnut
MT116 : Juglans regia
| Plant Category | : | Tree |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Juglans kamaonia; Juglans orientis; Juglans fallax;
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| Plant Common Name | : | Walnut, Common walnut, Persian walnut, English walnut • Hindi: Akhrot • Kannada: akrodu, akrotu • Marathi: akroda • Nepali: Sano okhar • Sanskrit: Akhoda, Akhota • Tamil: Akarottu • Telugu: Akarottu • Urdu: Akhrot |
| Plant Family | : | JUGLANDACEAE |
| Description | : | a large, deciduous tree attaining heights of 25-35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense forest competition. The bark is smooth, olive-brown when young and silvery-grey on older branches, and features scattered broad fissures with a rougher texture. Like all walnuts, the pith of the twigs contains air spaces; this chambered pith is brownish in color. The leaves are alternately arranged, 25-40 cm long, odd-pinnate with 5-9 leaflets, paired alternately with one at branch-ends leaflet. The largest leaflets are the three at the tip, 10-18 cm long and 6-8 cm broad; the basal pair of leaflets are much smaller, 5-8 cm long, with the margins of the leaflets entire. The male flowers are in drooping catkins 5-10 cm long, and the female flowers are at branch-ends, in clusters of two to five, ripening in the autumn into a fruit with a green, semi-fleshy husk and a brown, corrugated nut. The whole fruit, including the husk, falls in autumn; the seed is large, with a relatively thin shell, and edible, with a rich flavour. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaves are alterative, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, astringent and depurative. They are used internally the treatment of constipation, chronic coughs, asthma, Diarrhea, dyspepsia etc. The leaves are also used to treat skin ailments and purify the blood. They are considered to be specific in the treatment of strumous sores. Male inflorescences are made into a broth and used in the treatment of coughs and vertigo. The rind is anodyne and astringent. It is used in the treatment of Diarrhea and anaemia. The seeds are antilithic, diuretic and stimulant. They are used internally in the treatment of low back pain, frequent urination, weakness of both legs, chronic cough, asthma, constipation due to dryness or anaemia and stones in the urinary tract. Externally, they are made into a paste and applied as a poultice to areas of dermatitis and eczema. The oil from the seed is anthelmintic. It is also used in the treatment of menstrual problems and dry skin conditions. The cotyledons are used in the treatment of cancer. Walnut has a long history of folk use in the treatment of cancer, some extracts from the plant have shown anti-cancer activity. The bark and root bark are anthelmintic, astringent and detergent. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Arachidic acid; Avicularin; berberine; beta-carotene; BETA-PINENE; Betulic acid; Betulin; Casuarictin; celastrol; Eugeniin; eugenol; eupatin; Gallocatechin; GERANIC ACID; Heterodendrin; isoquercitin; Juglanin; juglone; Neotocopherol; nicotinamide; oleic acid; palmitic acid; palmitoleic acid; Pedunculagin; Rugosin C; Sakuranetin; Tocopherols; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (9): Berberine; Catechin; Betulin; (+)-Gallocatechin; Eugenol; Beta-pinene; Palmitic acid; Celastrol; Geranic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Hamamelididae |
| Order | : Juglandales |
| Family | : Juglandaceae - Walnut family |
| Genus | : Juglans L. - walnut |
| Species | : Juglans regia L. - English walnut |