English Walnut

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Turkey, Nepal, Mexico, India, Iraq, Spain

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Back), Alterative, Anthelminthic, Anthrax

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, AVICULARIN, BIOTIN

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 regia

Common names: English Walnut, Adi Ceviz, Boumnoot, Carpathian walnut, Ceviz, Cneuen Ffrengig, Coeden Cnau Ffrengig, Collen Ffrengig, Common Walnut, Cây óc chó, Djaeyî, Echte Walnuss, Echte Walnuss (DE); Walnut (EN), Echte Walnuß, English walnut

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Turkey, Nepal, Mexico, Elsewhere, India, Iraq, Spain.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Back)
• Alterative
• Anthelminthic
• Anthrax
• Antiscrophulosum
• Aphthae
• Astringent
• Bactericide

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Turkey
• Nepal
• Mexico
• Elsewhere
• India
• Iraq
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Back)
• Alterative
• Anthelminthic
• Anthrax
• Antiscrophulosum
• Aphthae
• Astringent
• Bactericide
• Caligo
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cancer(Cervix)
• Chancre

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

• Walnut (Juglans regia L.) as a Promising Antidiabetic Agent: Mechanistic, Preclinical, and Clinical Evidence. · 2026 source ↗
• Physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic insights into divergent responses to gibberellin and paclobutrazol in walnut (Juglans regia) leaves. · 2026 source ↗
• Unravelling Anti-parkinson's Potential of Combined Extracts of Juglans regia L. and Cardiospermum halicacabum L. through an in silico Approach. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• AVICULARIN
• BIOTIN
• BORON
• CAFFEIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• CAROTENE
• CHLORINE
• COPPER
• P-COUMARIC-ACID
• CYCLO-TRIJUGLONE
• EO
• BETA-EUDESMOL
• FAT
• FOLACIN

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.