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JUGLANS REGIA

WALNUT

Walnut is the common name for about 20 species of deciduous trees in the walnut family, Juglandaceae. The fruit has an outer leathery husk and an inner hard and furrowed stone, or nut. Walnuts are rich in protein, and high in potassium and other minerals such as zinc and iron. The bark of the walnut tree is used to treat gum disease, among other things.

USES

 Eat daily while convalescing to relieve fatigue and generally strengthen the body.

 Fresh walnuts and walnut oil can encourage circulation, and because they are rich in potassium, will keep the heart healthy.

 to Add walnut bark to the bath for rheumatism, and sore and aching muscles and joints.

 Apply walnut bark tincture, in a little carrier oil, to swellings and skin problems, in order to encourage healing.

 Eat walnuts for heartburn and diarrhea.

 Fresh walnuts can help to soothe colic and dispel gas in the abdomen.

 Walnut oil, added to salads and vegetables, will help to ease the discomfort of irritable bowel syndrome and act as a mild laxative.

PROPERTIES

 The bark of the walnut tree is astringent and cleansing

 Walnut bark strengthens the gums and acts as an anti-inflammatory

 The bark discourages milk flow in nursing mothers

 The nuts are aphrodisiac and mildly laxative

 The nuts prevent worms

 The nuts are soothing and a natural digestive