Black walnut uses are quite diverse. For medicinal purposes, it began to be used by the Indians of North America. From there he came to our country. Nuts grow on the tree of the same name, which has a low, wide crown and reaches a height of 50 meters. Compared to its counterpart, walnut, in our country, black walnut is not so widely used. This is mainly due to his low popularity. Due to the fact that the peel of this large fruit is very hard, it is not used in cooking. Due to the wide range of medicinal properties, black walnut has one of the widest applications. Due to its growing popularity, this plant is now cultivated in southern Russia.
Why is black walnut so effective? Its use in folk medicine is based on the properties of useful substances contained in its fruits. The peel contains vitamins C, PP, B, sugars, essential oils, tannins, quinones. There is also provitamin A in it. Vegetable oil of nut kernels is a storehouse of acids such as linolenic, palmitic, oleic, stearic, myristic, linoleic,lauric, arachidic. But, of course, the unique juglone compound, which has a characteristic iodine odor, plays the main role. This substance has antitumor, antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic properties. The kernels also contain poly- and monounsaturated acids (including vitamin F), flavonoids, tannins, carotenes and various minerals.
Black walnut is very useful and effective, while its price is within reasonable and acceptable limits. It has lymphatic and blood purifying properties. It has antispasmodic, sedative, vasodilating, resolving, anthelmintic, antitumor, analgesic, wound healing, antiemetic, tonic, anti-infective effects. It is considered a powerful immune stimulant, antioxidant, and an effective anti-aging agent.
The most common drug based on it is black walnut tincture. Its use is recommended for hypothyroidism, breast fibroadenoma, nodular goiter. It also helps with polyarthritis, rheumatism, osteochondrosis, arthrosis. Tincture is used for fibrocystic mastopathy, prostate adenoma, prostatitis. It is prescribed by doctors in case of fungal skin lesions, diathesis and acne, neurodermatitis, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, warts and furunculosis.
Tincture has a positive effect on intestinal and stomach motility. It is recommended for use in various ailments of the gastrointestinal tract, hemorrhoids, cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis. It is also used for lymphadenitis, multiple sclerosis, various types of tuberculosis (bones, lungs, skin). With it, you can fight diabetes, hyper- and hypotension, migraines, chronic fatigue, sinusitis, tonsillitis, SARS, parasitic diseases, overweight.
There are a number of contraindications for using the tincture. It should not be used for erosive gastritis, cirrhosis of the liver, gastric ulcer, thrombophlebitis, during pregnancy and lactation.
