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English Walnut | | Name : | English Walnut | | Synonyms : | Walnut
Caucasionwalnut
Circassianwalnut
Persianwalnut
| | Parts Used : | Leaves, outer hulls and bark | | Habitat : | Cultivated | | Description : | The English walnut tree is widely cultivated for its wide-spreadingbranches. It grows to about 80 feet high and has gray bark and oblong-ovate,entire leaflets that are sticky when young but glabrous later. Bloomingin May, the male flowers appear in axillary catkins, the female interminal spikes. The fruit is the common walnut. | | Constituents : | Juglone, isojuglone, essential oil, inositol, phytin, phytosterols,oxidase, vitamins A, B, C, and E, and ellagic, laric, myristic, arachic,linoleic, linolenic, isolinolenic, and oleic acids
Astringent, tonic, nutritive, demulcent, laxative (bark), stomachic.Juglone is believed to have an antifungal property; the hulls andleaves are highly astringent and contain tannin as well as juglandin,a bitter principle. | | Uses : | Leaf tea is a tonic to the stomachand promotes good appetite;used for catarrhal enteritis. The decoction used externally as a washor bath additive for rheumatism,gout, glandularswelling, gum problems,scrofula, sweaty feet, acne, dandruff,skin problems, and excessive milk flow after the child has been weaned.A decoction of the green shell surrounding the walnut has been recommendedfor failing virility. Use the infusion as a rinse for hair loss. | | Dosage : | Decoction: use 4 tsp. leaves or chopped green shells with1 cup water. Take 1 cup a day, a mouthful at a time.
Bath Additive: boil 1 lb. dried leaves in 1 1/2 qt. waterfor 45 minutes, and add the liquid to the bath water. For a footbath,reduce the amounts proportionately. | | Nutrient : | Vitamins A, B, C, and E. |
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