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'''Akṣoḍa''' consists of dried cotyledons of Juglans regia Linn. (Fam. Juglandaceae) a large deciduous, monoecious tree with tomentose shoots, found throughout the Himalayas upto an altitude of 900-3300 m.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|General debility}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=akrotu, akrotu beeja, akshota|ml=|sa=akshota, akhota, karparala, madanabhaphala, parvatiya, phalasnehah, rekhaphala, svadu majja|ta=akkarottu|te=akrottu|hi=akhrot, khor|en=black sea walnut, carpathian walnut, european walnut}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Guna===
Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Oily)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Karma===
Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|pinnate|alternate|foetid, pinnate, without stipules; leaflets to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; margin irregularly serrate, glabrescent above, pubescent and glandular beneath}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|axillary|Pale yellow|10|flowers developing from dormant bud of previous season's growth; staminate flowers in axillary, pendulous aments 5–15 cm long, developing 1–4 million pollen grains each; flowers in axils of scales, with 2 bracteoles, perianth-segments 1–4, stamens 3–40; pistillate flowers in clusters of 3–9, developing as many nuts}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Drupe|3.5–5 cm in diameter||globose or slightly ridged, not splitting.|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Temperate area}}, {{Commonly seen|Mediterranean area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Juglans regia 02.JPG|Leaves
File:Ab plant 215.JPG|Leaves
File:Dscf (259502871).jpeg|Male flowers
File:Dscf (259502499).jpeg|Male flowers
File:Juglans flower female 20050526 064 part.jpg|Female flowers
File:Juglans regia 004.JPG|Female flowers
File:20180612Juglans regia1.jpg|Fruits
File:English Walnuts.jpg|Seed and kernel
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/05/24/walnut-juglans-regia-akhrot/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Juglans_regia.html Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Juglans+regia]
* [https://www.pittaayurveda.com/juglans-regia/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
