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Description :
The Juglans Regia has a long history of medicinal use, being used in folk medicine to treat a wide range of complaints. The leaves are alterative, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, astringent and depurative. They are used internally the treatment of constipation, chronic coughs, asthma, diarrhoea, 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 diarrhoea 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.  

                                nut-shell
Detail :
Botanical Name: Juglans Regia 
Common Name: Walnut, Persian Walnut, European Walnut, Akhrot
English  Name :Juglans regia
Sanskrit Name : Shailbhav,Akhsod,Akshot,Karppal
BengaliName : Aakrot,Aakot,Aakhrot
Marathi Name :Akrad,Akhrod
Unani Name :Akhrot
Tamil Name :Akrottu
Gujrati Name :Aakhod
Arabic Name :Jouz
Family Name :Juglanduceae

Part Used :Bark, Fruit,Leaves


Medicinal Uses:

Useful in herpes, eczema, scrofula and syphilis. Akhrot is effective for 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. The crushed Walnut leaf is used as an insect repellent.

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