About Walnut or Aakhrot
Walnut is a beautiful and fragrant tree, which is found in two forms:Wild Walnut: these are 100 to 200 ft tall, that grow wild. The shell of the fruit is thick.
Agriculturally grown Walnut: these are 40 to 90 ft tall and the fruits have a fine thin peel/shell. These Walnuts are known as Paper Walnut (Ka- gaji Walnut). These are used to make butts of guns.
New branches of walnut are silky in the back. The bark is of dust colour and has lateral fissures. The leaves are dense in the flank and the root is hairy. There are 5-3 leaves on the twigs; they are 3-8 inch long, 2-4 inchwide, and oval in shape. The greenish unisex flowers are rectangular with straight edges. The fruits are round with two yellow spots at the ends and their skin is leathery. The kernel is fragrant, one to one and a half inch long with two sections that is brain-like in appearance. The kernel contains much oil. The tree flowers in spring and bears fruits in autumn.Walnut Chemical Composition & Properties
Walnut constitutes 40 to 45 percent of fixed oil. In addition, it also contains jugladic acid and oxalic acid. It reduces vata, aggravates kapha and pitta, promotes intelligence, promotes digestive functions, oleation, anti- toxin, kaphnihsarak (expectorant). It also increases physical strength, potency and is a bulk promoting herb. Its paste is beneficial for complexion, anti-dermatoses, relieving oedema and is an effective pain reliever. Except the seed and its oil, all other parts of Walnut are astringic in nature.Medicinal usage and Benefits of walnut
Weakness of Brain/intellect
Take 25-50 gm of walnut seed regularly. It helps in stabilizing the brain.
Facial Palsy
Massage the face with walnut oil and then take steam of a decoction made of anti-vata herbs.
Hysteria
Grind walnut seeds in Nirgundi juice. Use this mixture as nasal drops.
Eyesight
Take seeds of two walnuts and three pieces of barad. Burn them and grind the ash with four black peppers. Apply the paste as kohl. It helps in improving the eyesight.
Goitre
Drink 40-60 gms decoction of walnut leaves. Also wash the knots with this decoction. It helps in eradicating goitre.
Teeth
Chewing the bark of Walnut cleanses the teeth
Ash of peel of walnuts, when used as tooth powder, makes the teeth stronger.
Galactogogue
To augment the quantity of breast milk, take 1 gm roasted wheat flour, 10 gm walnut leaves. Mix the two and prepare chapattis. Fry the chapattis (pooree) in ghee made from cow’s milk. Eating these chapattis for seven days increases the production of breast milk.
Cough
Chew roasted walnut seeds. It is beneficial in controlling cough.
Burn the walnut along with outer shell completely on fire. Take 1 gm ash with 5 gm honey. It helps in controlling cough.
Cholera
In case of flu when the body becomes stiff, massaging with walnut oil brings relief.
Purgation
Give 20 to 40 gm walnut oil in 250 gm milk in the morning. It helps soften the abdominal area and stool is passed easily
Intestinal worms/parasites
Prepare decoction of walnut bark. Give 60-80 gm of this decoction. It kills the worms in intestines.
Administering 40-60 gm of decoction of walnut leaves also helps in killing the intestinal worms.
Piles, Haemorrhoids
In case of gastric piles, apply walnut oil on the blisters/ eruptions. It heals the swelling and relieves pain.
Take 2-3 gm ash of its peel/shell and mix it with any Vishtambhi (these work against loose motions) medi- cine. Give this mixture every morning, afternoon, and evening. It prevents bleeding from the blisters and eruptions.
Emmenagogue
In case of irregular menstrual cycle, take 40-60 gm of decoction of fruit peel with 2 teaspoonful honey, 3-4 times a day
Take 10-20 gm of fruit peel and boil it in 1 kg water till the water is reduced to 1/8th. Give this decoction every morning and evening, It cleanses the stool
Urinary Diseases
Take 50 gm walnut seeds, 40 gm chhuara and 10 gm cotton seeds. Grind them together and then roast in little quantity of ghee. Add equal amount of sugar candy to the mixture. Take 25 gm of this mixture every morning. It has beneficial results. Do not drink milk after taking the mixture.
Spermatorrhoea
Prepare ash from the peel of the fruit and mix equal amount of sugar with it. Take 10 gm of this mixture with water for at least 10 days, every morning and evening. It helps control the loss of energy.
Vata disorders
Take 10-20 gm of fresh walnut seeds and make a paste. Apply this paste on the area which pains. Take a brick, heat it and sprinkle some water over it and then cover it with a cloth. Keep this brick on the affected area to provide heat. It immediately relieves the pain. In case of arthritis, walnut seeds must be taken regularly. This purifies blood.
Oedema, Swelling
Take 10-40 gm walnut oil with 250 gm cow urine. It is beneficial in curing oedema completely.
In case of gastric oedema, grind 10-20 gm of walnut seeds with kanji and form a paste. Apply this paste on the swollen area.
Energy booster in ageing men
Take 10 with 10 gm munakka every morning, regularly
Eczema
Early morning, before brushing the teeth, chew 5-10 gm walnut seeds and then apply it over the eczema. Within a few days the eczema gets completely cured. Wound: Take 10 gm walnut seed powder. Melt it in candle wax or sweet oil and apply over the area
Ulcer, wound
Wash the wound with decoction of walnut bark. It helps in healing the wounds.
Goitre
Prepare a fine paste of walnut bark with water. Heat the paste and apply on the swelling due to goitre. Also, apply bandage over the area and give it enough heat. Within 10-15 days, goitre melts down
Prepare a fine paste of walnut bark with water. Heat the paste and apply on the wound.
walnut benefits
- Rich in antioxidants for natural health and vitality
- A super plant-based source of omega-3s for optimal health
- Promote a healthy gut and support digestion naturally
- May help reduce the risk of certain cancers naturally
- Support weight management and healthy metabolism
- Promote healthy aging and vitality naturally
