botanical record · discovered
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut · American walnut · Bagaanaak · Black walnut (EN) · Crni orah · Dzo:nyó’gwa:k · Haahi · Juodasis riešutmedis · Kara Ceviz · Noce nero · Nogueira-negra · Noyer d'Amérique · Noyer noir · Noyer noir, Noyer d'Amérique, Noyer noir d'Amérique · Ochatapaski · Orzech czarny · Schwarz-Walnuss
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, US(Appalachia)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Leukemia, Medicine, Sore, Syphilis
Science studied: ANTIMONY, ARSENIC, ASH, BARIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Juglandaceae
Scientific name: Juglans nigra
Common names: Black Walnut, American walnut, Bagaanaak, Black walnut (EN), Crni orah, Dzo:nyó’gwa:k, Haahi, Juodasis riešutmedis, Kara Ceviz, Noce nero, Nogueira-negra, Noyer d'Amérique, Noyer noir, Noyer noir, Noyer d'Amérique, Noyer noir d'Amérique, Ochatapaski, Orzech czarny, Schwarz-Walnuss
History
The source record documents this plant in US, US(Appalachia), Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Leukemia
- Medicine
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Tapeworm
- Diphtheria
- Gargle
- Hair-Dye
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- Insecticide
- Vermifuge
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- US(Appalachia)
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Leukemia
- Medicine
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Tapeworm
- Diphtheria
- Gargle
- Hair-Dye
- Insecticide
- Vermifuge
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phylogenomic and comparative genome analysis of the Juglandaceae family reveals black walnut ( <i>Juglans nigra</i> ) as an ancient lineage of the <i>Rhysocaryon</i> section · 2025 source ↗
- Effects of tree species identity on soil microbial communities in <i>Juglans nigra</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i> plantations. · 2024 source ↗
- Comprehensive Characterization of Phytochemical Composition, Membrane Permeability, and Antiproliferative Activity of <i>Juglans nigra</i> Polyphenols. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANTIMONY
- ARSENIC
- ASH
- BARIUM
- BROMINE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CESIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- EUROPIUM
- FIBER
- GOLD
- ALPHA-HYDROJUGLONE-4-GLUCOSIDE
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- IRON
- JUGLONE
- LEAD
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- MYRICETIN
- NEOSAKURNIN
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RUBIDIUM
- SAKURANETIN
- SAMARIUM
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- SULFUR
- TANTALUM
- THIAMINE
- THORIUM
- TIN
- TUNGSTEN
- URANIUM
- WATER
- ZINC
- FAT
- SCANDIUM
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BORON
- CHLORINE
- COPPER
- FLUORINE
- IODINE
- KILOCALORIES
- MERCURY
- NICKEL
- RIBOFLAVIN
- STRONTIUM
- TITANIUM
- LEUCINE-AMINO-PEPTIDASE
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- BEHNIC ACID
- BENZALDEHYDE
- 2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE
- 1,2,3-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE
- 1,2,4-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE
- 1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE
- 1-4-DIMETHYLBENZENE
- 2-ACETYL-1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE
- DIMETHYLBENZENE
- ETHYLBENZENE
- METHYLBENZENE
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CARVACROL
- HEXA-HYDROCYCLOPENTA[C]PYRAN-3(1)-ONE
- DECA-2-4-DIEN-1-AL
- 2-2-DIMETHYLDECAN-1-OL
- 2-6-10-TRIMETHYLDODECANE
- N-DODECANE
- EICOSADIENOIC-ACID
- EICOSENOIC-ACID
- 2-PHENYLETHANOL
- FERULIC-ACID
- GALLIC-ACID
- GERANIOL
- HENEICOSANOIC-ACID
- HEPT-2-EN-1-AL
- 3-ETHYL-2-METHYLHEPTA-1,3-DIENE
- HEPTADECADIENOIC-ACID
- HEPTADECANOIC-ACID
- HEPTADECENOIC-ACID
- HEPTAN-1-OL
- 2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL
- HEX-3-EN-1-OL
- HEXADECADIENOIC-ACID
- N-HEXADECANE
- HEXADECENOIC-ACID
- HEXAN-1-AL
- HEXAN-1-OL
- BETA-HYDROJUGLONE
- HYDROJUGLONE
- LAURIC-ACID
- NAPHTHALEN-1-OL
- NAPHTHALENE
- 1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE
- 1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE
- OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID
- OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID
- OCTADECENOIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PENTADECADIENOIC ACID
- PENTADECANOIC-ACID
- PENTADECENOIC-ACID
- PENTAN-1-OL
- PEROXIDASE
- PHENYLACETIC-ACID
- 5-NOR-PINEN-2-OL
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-HYDROPLUMBAGIN
- PROTEINS
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSYLGALACTOSIDE
- STEARIC-ACID
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- N-TETRADECANE
- TETRADECANOIC-ACID
- TETRADECENOIC-ACID
- 3-METHYLTRIDECANE
- 6-PROPYLTRIDECANE
- N-TRIDECANE
- 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE
- N-UNDECANE
- 7-METHYLUNDECENE
- VANILLIC-ACID
- CADMIUM
- CERIUM
- LUTETIUM
- MOLYBDENUM
- LIMONENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- GUM
- SUGARS
- TANNIN
- METHYL-3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOATE
- OCT-2-EN-1-AL
- PENTAN-1-AL
- PLUMBAGIN
- THYMOL
- ISOBORNEOL-ACETATE
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- HAFNIUM
- LANTHANUM
- MYRICITRIN
- SAKURANIN
- VANADIUM
- YTTERBIUM
- 1-2-5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE
- 1,3-DIMETHYL-BENZENE
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL
- CYSTINE
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- LEUCINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- METHIONINE
- MUFA
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHYTATE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROLINE
- PUFA
- SERINE
- SEROTONIN
- SFA
- SINAPALDEHYDE
- STIGMASTEROL
- THREONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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