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[[File:Butternut nut.jpg|thumb|right|''Juglans cinerea'', ''Butternut'']]
 
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'''Butternut''', commonly known as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut''', is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
 
'''Butternut''', commonly known as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut''', is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|tape worm}}, {{Uses|reddish blotches}}, {{Uses|haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|ophthalmia}}, {{Uses|kinds of tumours}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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Protein was analyzed using the macro-Kjeldahl method (AOAC 984.13) using a Foss Kjeltec 2300 automatic analyzer (Foss Tecator AB, Höganäs, Sweden)ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Annual Climber Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Prostrate|Internodes to 10 cm, scabrous. Leaves 5-7-lobed, 16 x 24 cm, velvety, lobes acute; petiole to 15 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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The plant can be grown from the temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a warm growing season of at least 150 days<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296918/ "Ncbi artical"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 "flowers of ndia"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511465]
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* [http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/3/1/3/index.html]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/584408/overview]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbita-moschata]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/17068]
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[[Category:Herbs]]

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Juglans cinerea, Butternut

Butternut, commonly known as Juglans cinerea or white walnut, is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

Uses

abdominal cramps, intestinal worms, tape worm, reddish blotches, haemorrhages, jaundice, headache, ophthalmia, kinds of tumours

Parts Used

Flowers, Seed, Leaves, young stems, Fruit

Chemical Composition

Protein was analyzed using the macro-Kjeldahl method (AOAC 984.13) using a Foss Kjeltec 2300 automatic analyzer (Foss Tecator AB, Höganäs, Sweden)ref name="chemical composition"/>

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Annual Climber Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Prostrate Internodes to 10 cm, scabrous. Leaves 5-7-lobed, 16 x 24 cm, velvety, lobes acute; petiole to 15 cm

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 8 cm wide pale yellow Stamens 3 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Stamens 3 6 cm Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant can be grown from the temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a warm growing season of at least 150 days[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "flowers of ndia"
  2. ↑ "practical palnts"

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External Links

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