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Walnut
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Walnut
The ridged edible seed of a deciduous tree of the genus Juglans; walnut fat may decrease risk of ischaemic heart disease by reducing cholesterol and improving the lipoprotein profile

walnut,
n Latin name:
Juglans regia; parts used: leaves, rind, seed, oil, cotyledons, bark, root bark; uses: pain, joint inflammation, contraction of living tissues, blood purification, cancer, elimination of toxins, removal of dead and diseased matter, diuretic, induction of bowel movements, stones from bladder and kidney, respiratory disease, skin conditions, stimulation of physiologic processes, constipation, chronic coughs, asthma, diarrhea, dyspepsia, dizziness, anemia, low back pain, frequent urination, weakness in legs, menstrual irregularities; precautions: may be carcinogenic. Also called
black walnut, ceviz agaci, ch'iang t'ao, common walnut, English walnut, guz, hei t'ao, hu t'ao, hu tao, jawiz, joz, nogal, Persian walnut, qoz, and
walnoot.


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Details of flower and fruit structure suggest that Caryanthus is most closely related to the tribe Juglandeae, which includes the modern genera Pterocarya, with small nutlets attached to two papery wings, and Juglans (Manchester, 1987).
 
 
 
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