Walnut comes under dry-fruits.It looks like brain.It is a widely eaten dry-fruit all over the world.The walnut we eat is actually the seed of walnut..From a green colored shell a hard burgundy colored shell comes out.After breaking this shell we get walnut seed.Inside it has two sides.While accumulating walnuts more care should be taken.Because it gets decayed fast.And also there are chances of fungus on it.If such bad walnut are eaten then there might be chances of slight food poisoning.If possible keep walnuts in refrigerators.You can also keep walnuts in air tight containers.Do not keep more walnuts in the same container.We can eat only 5-6 walnuts maximum.If more walnuts are eaten than these, it may cause vomiting and nausea.It may also cause dysentery.The tree of walnut is big and it has greenish and light yellow colored flowers.Walnut is a ancient dry-fruit.Walnut is mainly from Persia.Romans used to call walnut as 'God's fruit'.Greeks used the walnut oil as olive oil.In Europe a walnut tree was found which was 90 feet tall.Good quality walnut is found in Iran.Walnut requires cool climate.
Nutritional value :
Walnut contains Protein,Carbohydrate,
Medicinal uses :
- If the functioning of liver gets disturbed or if liver gets infected then there is risk of jaundice.Hemoglobin requires protection of vitamin E.If this deficiency occurs then there will be damage to the red blood cells.To push this dead blood cells out of the body liver has to do hard work.This increases too much pressure on liver and jaundice may take place.Walnut protects our liver and fights against jaundice.Walnut has good amount of vitamin E.So eat at least two walnuts daily.