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Information about the herb Walnut
Juglans nigra, also known as Black
Walnut is part of the Juglandaceae plant family. The Common Walnut (Juglans regia) originally comes from Persia (Iran) and extends from Greece
and Asia Minor to Lebanon and the Himalayas.
Botanical Name: Juglans nigra, Juglans regia, Juglans cinerea
Plant Family: Juglandaceae
Common Names:
- Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
- Common Walnut (Juglans regia), Carya, Jupiter's Nuts, Nux persica, Nux regia
- White Walnut (Juglans cinerea), Butternut, Lemon Walnut, Oil Walnut
Other varieties of Walnut, the Black Walnut and the various kinds of Hickory are mostly natives of North America. Black Walnut is a temperate zone forest tree found in Eastern USA.
White Walnut (Juglans cinerea) is a native North American Tree.
History: The Romans called the tree nux, for its 'fruit'. The English name Walnut comes from Teutonic roots, with the German names Wallnuss or Welsche (meaning 'foreign') Nuss
According to the Doctrine of Signatures, the Walnut being the shape of the brain would be beneficial for all ailments associated with the head and brain.
Tradition: The unshelled Walnut was
- carried to promote fertility
- dropped into the lap of the person suspected of being a witch and if the person was truly a witch they would
- be unable to rise from a sitting position as long as the walnut was in their lap.
Black
Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Medicinal Parts Used: Nut, Leaves, Bark, rind of the Fruit
Walnut bark is used for:
Female Conditions
- all mammary excretions
- stops the production of milk in nursing mothers (during weaning etc.)
Gastrointestinal Conditions
- diarrhea
- dysentery
Glandular Conditions
- scrofulous diseases
Respiratory Tract Conditions
As a mouthwash or gargle for:
- inflamed tonsils
- soreness in the mouth
Other
- skin diseases
Externally as a douche for:
- leucorrhea
The nut is used for:
Brain and Nervous System Conditions
- calms hysteria
Female Conditions
- stops vomiting during pregnancy
Viral Conditions
- herpes
Other
- promotes strength
- weight gain
The ground hull of the nut is used to treat:
Viral and Parasitic Conditions
- head and body lice
- herpes
- internal parasites
- liver flukes (combined with Wormwood and Cloves)
- worms (use unripe or green hulls)
Other
- skin diseases
Walnut leaf is used to treat:
- boils
- eczema
- hives
- running ulcers
- sores
Diluted Walnut oil is used to treat:
- colic (internally)
- dandruffdry hair
- gangrene
- wounds
Rind: The green rind of the fruit can be used as a poultice for:
- ringworm
Other Uses:
- a strong decoction of walnut leaves, painted around doorways and woodwork, will repel ants
- green husks make a yellow dye
- in hair dyes
- wood for furniture
Action:
Bark:
- alterative [an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function, usually by improving nutrition]
- astringent [a binding agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges of mucous and fluid from the body]
- laxative [an agent promoting evacuation of the bowels; a mild purgative]
- purgative [an agent that produces a vigorous emptying of the bowels, more drastic than a laxative or aperient]
- styptic [an agent that contracts tissues; astringent; specifically, a hemostatic agent that stops bleeding by contracting the blood vessels]
- vermifuge [an agent to expel parasitic worms, especially of the intestines]Leaves:
- alterative [an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function, usually by improving nutrition]
- astringent [a binding agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges of mucous and fluid from the body]
- detergent [an agent that cleanses wounds and sores of diseased or dead matter]
- laxative [an agent promoting evacuation of the bowels; a mild purgative]
Rind:
- hepatic [a drug that acts on the liver]
- sudorific (when green) [an agent that promotes or increases perspiration]
Contains:
- Nucin or Juglon
Nut:
- albumin
- cellulose
- mineral matter
- mucilage
- oil
- protein
- water
Leaves:
-
Iodine
Common
Walnut (Juglans regia)
Medicinal Parts Used: Nut, Leaves, Bark, rind of the Fruit
Walnut bark is used:
Female Conditions
- all mammary excretions
- stops the production of milk in nursing mothers (during weaning etc.)
Gastrointestinal Conditions
- diarrhea
- dysentery
Glandular Conditions
- scrofulous diseases
Respiratory Tract Conditions
As a mouthwash or gargle for:
- inflamed tonsils
- soreness in the mouth
Viral Conditions
- herpes
Other
- skin diseases
Externally as a douche for:
- leucorrhea
The nut is used:
Brain and Nervous System Conditions
- calms hysteria
Female Conditions
- stops vomiting during pregnancy
Other
- weight gain
- promotes strength
The ground hull of the nut is used to treat:
Bacterial, Parasitic and Viral conditions
- head and body lice
- herpes
- internal parasites
- liver flukes (combined with Wormwood and Cloves)
- worms (use unripe or green hulls)
Other
- skin diseases
Common Walnut is used internally for:
Blood Conditions
- cleanses the blood
- thins blood
Gastrointestinal Conditions
- stomach tonic
- catarrhal enteritis
- cleanses the stomach
- foul intestines
- intestinal disorders
- promotes appetite
- strengthens a weak stomach
Liver Conditions
- cleanses the liver
- jaundice
Male Conditions
- failing virility
Metabolic Conditions
- diabetes
Other
- gum problems
and is used externally to treat:
- acne
- boils
- dandruff
- chill blains
- eczema
- festering fingernails and toenails
- glandular swelling
- gout
- hives
- rheumatism
- rickets
- running ulcers
- scrofula
- sores
- sweaty feet
- swellings of the bones
Diluted Walnut oil is used to treat:
- colic (internally)
- cradle-cap
- dandruff
- dry hair
- gangrene
- head scabs
- lice
- wounds
Rind: The green rind of the fruit can be used as a poultice for:
- ringworm
Other Uses:
- a strong decoction of walnut leaves, painted around doorways and woodwork, will repel ants
- green husks make a yellow dye
- in hair dyes
- wood for furniture
Action:
Bark:
- alterative [an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function, usually by improving nutrition]
- astringent [a binding agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges of mucous and fluid from the body]
- laxative [an agent promoting evacuation of the bowels; a mild purgative]
- purgative [an agent that produces a vigorous emptying of the bowels, more drastic than a laxative or aperient]
- styptic [an agent that contracts tissues; astringent; specifically, a hemostatic agent that stops bleeding by contracting the blood vessels]
- vermifuge [an agent to expel parasitic worms, especially of the intestines]
Leaves:
- alterative [an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function, usually by improving nutrition]
- astringent [a binding agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges of mucous and fluid from the body]
- detergent [an agent that cleanses wounds and sores of diseased or dead matter]
- laxative [an agent promoting evacuation of the bowels; a mild purgative]
Rind:
- hepatic [a drug that acts on the liver]
- sudorific (when green) [an agent that promotes or increases perspiration]
Contains:
- Nucin or Juglon
Nut:
- albumin
- cellulose
- mineral matter
- mucilage
- oil
- protein
- water
Leaves:
- Iodine
White
Walnut (Juglans cinerea)
Medicinal Parts Used: Bark of the root
White Walnut is used for:
Gastrointestinal Conditions
- chronic constipation
- dysentery
Bacterial and Parasitic Conditions
- expels worms
- syphilis
Respiratory Conditions
- feverish colds
- influenza
Other
- old ulcers
The Oil of the Fruit:
- removes tapeworm
Action:
- anthelmintic [an agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms and/or parasites; vermicide; vermifuge]
- cathartic (mild) [an agent producing evacuation of the bowels]
- laxative [an agent promoting evacuation of the bowels; a mild purgative]
- rubefacient
[a gentle local irritant that produces blisters, inflammation and reddening
of the skin]
soothing - tonic [an agent that tones, strengthens and invigorates organs or the entire organism giving a feeling of well-being]
- vermifuge [an agent to expel parasitic worms, especially of the intestines]
Contains:
- a bitter extractive
- Juglandic Acid
- oily matter
- volatile acid
Drug Interactions:
Do not use Walnut without first talking to your practitioner or healthcare provider if you are taking any of the following medications:
- None indicated
Global Herbal Supplies has Walnut available in the following forms:
- Dried Black Walnut
- Black Walnut Extract
- Black Walnut Capsules
- Walnut Vegetable Oil
- Walnut Exfoliant
- Walnut Bach Flower Remedy
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