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Juglans regia - Akṣoḍa

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Akṣoḍa, Juglans regia

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

Burning sensation, General debility, Skin diseases, Intestinal worms, Wound healing [1]

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Fruit

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada akrotu, akrotu beeja, akshota
Hindi akhrot, khor
Malayalam
Tamil akkarottu
Telugu akrottu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit akshota, akhota, karparala, madanabhaphala, parvatiya, phalasnehah, rekhaphala, svadu majja
English black sea walnut, carpathian walnut, european walnut

[2]

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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
pinnate alternate foetid, pinnate, without stipules; leaflets to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; margin irregularly serrate, glabrescent above, pubescent and glandular beneath

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Drupe 3.5–5 cm in diameter globose or slightly ridged, not splitting. {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate area, Mediterranean area

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Male flowers

  • Male flowers

  • Female flowers

  • Female flowers

  • Fruits

  • Seed and kernel

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Botonic description
  4. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations

External Links

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