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Crude drug name | Market name | Akhrot |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Akhrot | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Joz maliki / Gardgan | |
| English name | Walnut | |
| Original plant name | Juglans regia Linn., Walnut | |
| Family name | Juglandaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| Collection information | Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind , Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1994/1/22 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | Javed Ahmad | |
| TMPW No. | 14631 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Akhrot, Walnut | ||||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Joz maliki / Gardgan | |||||
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| Original plant name | Juglans regia Linn. | |||||
| Family name | Juglandaceae | |||||
| Used part | Fruits | |||||
| Distribution area | It is native to Iran and is now cultivated in Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Khasia Hills and the hills of Uttar Pradesh. Found wild and cultivated in Baluchistan. | |||||
| Description | The fresh walnut has thick fluid / oil which vanishes on drying. The roasted walnut is very astringent. The kernel constitutes the drug. It is hot and pungent. . | |||||
| Function and properties | Cosmetics, Eye, Mouth, Chest, Swellings. Demulcent, emollient, tonic for brain, resolvent, aphrodisiac, antiseptic and anthelmintic. | |||||
| Specific actions | Aphrodisiac and tonic to brain. | |||||
| Frequency in use | Abundant | |||||
| Common uses | Cosmetics: Fresh walnut is applied on the scars caused by injuries. Eye: Its oil is useful in rodent ulcers, erysipelas and fistula of the eye. Mouth: Green kernel is an useful antiseptic and strengthens the gums and teeth, powdered fruit coat is also useful for teeth and gums when applied as tooth powder. Chest: According to some physicians all kinds of walnut - The big variety called muluki, are plastered over swollen breasts. Avicenna (Ibn Sina) says that the walnut is not suitable for ‘hot’ stomach. Swellings: The chewed pulp of walnut is applied on the atrabiliary and ulcerated swelling. Ulcers: The gum of walnut, if sprinkled over or mixed with ointments, is useful in hot ulcers. Joints: Walnut is applied with honey and common rue in tortuosity of the nerves. Food: It is difficult to digest and is unsuitable for the stomach. Excretion: When the walnut is sprinkled over the umbilicus, it relieves the patient of gripes but causes retention (of urine) particularly when used in roasted form. Its peel stops excessive flow of menses. Mostly the drug is incorporated in compound formulations used as aphrodisiacs. | |||||
| Side effect | Some physicians state that walnut causes headache. It causes heaviness of the tongue and produces pustules on it. Its old oil induces painful sensation in the throat. According to Avicenna (Ibn Sina) it is not good for hot stomach. The use of walnut in large doses expels small worms and tapeworms. It is one of those drugs which are useful for caecum (diseases). Combination with fig and common rue forms a useful drug effective against all kinds of poisons. If plastered with onion and salt, it sedates the pain caused by rabid dog bite and such other bites. | |||||
| Medical system | Unani | |||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is hot in second and dry in the third degree. According to others it is hot and moist in the second degree. | ||||
| Drug effect | Kernel is palatable aphrodisiac. It particularly acts as tonic for brain when taken with large raisins (Munaqqa) and fig (Anjir). It has laxative effect. Kernel after chewing in the mouth (without taking anything in the morning), if applied on sores, pustules and eczema, removes these skin diseases. Burnt covering of kernel if taken, cures bleeding piles. It is described as the best medicine for bleeding piles. Walnut is tonic to brain and strengthens the sex organs. Roasted kernel is good in cold cough. | |||||
| Dosage | 12 gm to 24 gm. | |||||
| Substitute | As tonic, almond oil; as aphrodisiac, White Behen (Centaurea behen Linn.). | |||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Citrus fruits. | |||||
| Important compound preparations | Labub Kabeer and Labub Sagheer are important recipes of Unani system. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 146. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. p 66. Dictionary of Economic Plants in India, 1996 (2nd Rep.). Singh, U; Wadhwani, A. M. and Johri B.M. Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 112. Al-Qanun Fil-Tibb. Avicenna. (English translation of the critical Arabic text), Book 2, 1998. Hameed, H. A. (editor), Dept. of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi. pp 150-151. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. p 243. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 265-266. | ||||
| Remarks | Jauz (walnut) is a valuable dry fruit. It is good for body building due to the presence of oils and other vital inorganic elements. Avicenna (Ibn Sina) has described its uses in detail and according to him the gum of walnut has antiulcer activity. Large quantities or prolong use is considered harmful for individuals with hot temperament. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | |||||
