Walnut. Not fruits alone: ​​the healing properties of walnut leaves

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Medicinal properties of walnut

Walnut(leaves) are primarily tannic raw materials and, therefore, are used for inflammatory phenomena on the mucous membrane.

Latin name: Juglans regia.

English title: walnut.

Family: Walnut - Juglandaceae.

Folk names: Christ walnut, stone walnut, foreign walnut, Volosh walnut.

Used parts: nuts, leaves.

Pharmacy name: leaves of walnut opexa - Juglandis folium (formerly: Folia Juglandis).

Botanical description. The walnut tree, up to 25 m in height, is quite common in Europe, but it does not belong to wild plants, it is bred in gardens. A characteristic feature of the tree is a wide spreading crown. Leaves pinnate, up to 40 cm long. When young, they are rough due to glandular pubescence, later they are smooth. Leaflets oblong-ovate, shortly pointed, entire; the terminal leaflet is larger than the lateral ones. Green fruits contain a well-known walnut inside.

Collection and preparation. Walnut leaves are used for medicinal purposes. They are harvested in June in good weather and quickly air-dried.

Active ingredients: tannins, essential oil, juglone, which acts against pathogens of fungal diseases, vitamin C and flavonoids.

Nutritional table of 100 grams of walnuts

Table 1 . The composition of 100 grams of peeled walnuts includes:

Walnut - useful properties and uses

Walnut leaves are primarily tannic raw materials and, therefore, are used for inflammatory phenomena on the mucous membrane. Scope - inflammation of the intestinal mucosa with diarrhea, irritation of the gastric mucosa, inflammation of the mouth and throat, inflammation of the eyes, especially the edges of the eyelids. But most of all, this plant is suitable for the treatment of various skin diseases (eczema, acne, frostbite).

Walnut leaves are used both as an external and as an internal medicine in the form of an infusion (tea).

Nut lovers are better protected from diabetes, cancer, dementia and respiratory diseases.

According to researchers at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, eating nuts effectively helps prolong longevity by reducing the likelihood of early death. This useful product is able to reduce the likelihood of developing a number of serious diseases, such as diabetes, cancer and neurodegenerative pathologies, scientists stated.

Experts noted that nut lovers are better protected from diabetes, cancer, dementia and respiratory diseases, and also have a generally healthier diet - they eat more fruits and vegetables, eat less junk food.

Video about the benefits of walnuts, leaf tea recipe

• Walnut leaf tea recipe. 2 teaspoons of finely ground leaves pour 1/4 liter of cold water, heat to a boil and keep at this temperature for 3-5 minutes. After straining, the tea is ready to drink. For internal use dosage: 2 - 3 times a day for a cup. For rinsing, irrigating the mouth, washing the eyes and baths for skin diseases and hemorrhoids, dilute it in equal proportions.
• Energy drink at home. In 1 glass of boiled water, dilute 1 teaspoon of honey and tincture of walnut partitions, plus 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar.

Eating whole walnuts on a daily basis significantly increased the level of “good” cholesterol, and also helped to remove excess of the so-called “bad” cholesterol from the body.

By taking walnut oil once a day, the function of the blood vessels is greatly improved.

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The benefits of walnuts in oncology

A study conducted by scientists at Harvard University showed that eating a small amount of walnuts daily protects against the development of cancer. At the same time, the researchers noted the high effectiveness of nuts for patients with bowel cancer. In addition, the use of walnuts increases resistance to stress, strengthens the body, and has a positive effect on blood pressure.

Scientists analyzed data collected over a ten-year period on 120,000 men and women aged 55 to 69 years. It turned out that people who consumed at least 10 grams of nuts daily, over the next ten years after the experiment, had a lower risk of dying prematurely. In particular, this risk of premature death was reduced by 23%.

walnut tincture recipes

• Tincture of green nuts (on vodka). Fill a three-liter jar 1/3 with chopped green walnuts, pour good vodka to the top. Close the jar tightly with a lid, wrap it with a dark cloth or put a dark bag, put it in a dark place, because. iodine in the light loses its healing properties. Leave for 3 weeks, then bottle and store in a dark place. Take 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day 15-20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is to take a balm for a month, a week - a break. Etc. until the cure. Helps with uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, thyroid nodules, polyps in the rectum.
• Tincture of walnut partitions (alcohol). 200 g of partitions of walnuts insist in 1 liter of 40-degree wine alcohol in a dark place for 21 days in a well-closed container. Take 1 tbsp. spoon with gastric and duodenal ulcers, with the euthyroid form of diffuse goiter and mild thyrotoxicosis.

Application in folk medicine. Here you can repeat everything that was said above about the walnut. It is given to girls instead of tea for acne-prone skin and to regulate the menstrual cycle, as well as in the form of crushed raw materials with honey or mousse.

A decoction of walnut leaves is a favorite remedy for sitz baths for hemorrhoids. But first, the leaves are mixed with an equal amount of oak bark, and the mixture is prepared as described above; for baths, dilute in the ratio of 1 tablespoon of decoction per 1 liter of water.

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ATTENTION!

Self-treatment is dangerous! Before treatment at home, consult with your doctor.

Walnut Treatment Recipes

1. Acne (acne). 50 g of dry walnut leaves pour 1 liter of boiling water. Drink like tea.
2. Basedow's disease. 50 pcs. crushed green walnuts pour 200 ml of 60% -70% alcohol, leave for 60 days, take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.
3. Basedow's disease. 300 g of walnut partitions pour 1 liter of 60% -70% alcohol. Insist in a dark place for 15 days, strain through a cloth. Drink 1 teaspoon three times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment - 3 weeks to take tincture, 7 days - a break, then repeat the course.
4. Phlebeurysm. Put green walnuts in a vessel, pour them with butter, insist with a closed lid in the sun for 40 days. Lubricate sore spots 2-3 times a day and at night, until the end of the mixture.
5. Disease of the liver, kidneys. Green walnut fruits, collected before July 7, cut into slices, put in a jar and sprinkle thickly with sugar. Close the jar and put it in the sun for 4 weeks. Strain the resulting juice, pour into a bottle and drink before meals.
6. Pain in the hands. Cover the sore spot with fresh walnut leaves, bandage, leave overnight. Repeat the procedure until the condition improves.
7. Haemorrhoids. Put walnut branches and leaves in a basin, pour boiling water over it and sit over this basin until the water cools down. Enough 2-3 times, hemorrhoids pass.
8. Hypertension. Fill a half-liter jar with a third of walnut partitions and pour vodka to the top. Put in a dark place for 3 weeks, shaking occasionally. Strain, store in a dark glass bottle. Take 1 tbsp. spoon before meals. The course of treatment is a month, a week is a break.
9. Hypertension. Eat 4-5 walnut kernels in the morning on an empty stomach.
10. Hypotension. Scroll 500 g of peeled walnuts in a meat grinder and mix with 500 g of honey. Take a mixture of 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day. Take the composition until the pressure normalizes. If necessary, prepare a new batch.
11. Worms. 4 tbsp. spoons of chopped unripe walnuts pour a glass of slightly salted boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, strain and drink throughout the day. Take a laxative at night.
12. Diabetes. Brew and drink walnut leaves like tea. This tea lowers blood sugar levels.
13. Cholelithiasis. Crush 200 g of walnuts so that they turn into a homogeneous gruel. Then add 200 g of honey, mix well. Take 100 g of the mixture per day in 5-6 doses.
14. Skin diseases. Mix in equal proportions honey and green walnuts scrolled through a meat grinder. Place the mixture in a jar, seal it tightly and leave for a month in a dark, cool place, shaking occasionally. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times daily before meals. This mixture relieves skin diseases, effectively treats pulmonary cysts and goiter.
15. Skin diseases. Add 30 g of medical alcohol to 1 glass of juice from the leaves or pericarp of a walnut and keep it open for 7 days in the sun during the day and in a warm place at night. Allow to thicken and evaporate for 2 hours on a water bath. Then add 30 g of melted butter and again evaporate in a water bath for 2 hours. Then add 50 g of beeswax and 30 g of propolis, and again keep in a water bath for 2 hours. Strain, drain into a jar and use the ointment for skin and inflammatory problems.
16. . As soon as the walnut fades, take a leaf, rinse with water and stick it on the thyroid gland overnight. The course of treatment is 1 month.
17. Thyroid diseases. Take 3 liters of whey and 1 cup of dry green walnut peel. Put the peel in a gauze bag, add a load for weighting (for example, pebbles). Place the bag at the bottom of the jar with whey, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sour cream and 1 cup of sugar. Cover with several layers of gauze and put in a dark place for 3 weeks. Then strain and store in the refrigerator. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The minimum course of treatment is a month.
18. Thyroid diseases. Pour boiling water over green walnuts, let stand for a while, then drain the water. Pour boiling water over again, and when the water has cooled, remove the upper skin from each nut (it is thin, like onion peel), cut off both sides of the “head! and pierce the nut with a fork. Cook syrup based on 1 kg of nuts 1-1.2 kg of sugar, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of water. Cook the jam in one step, and as soon as it darkens, remove from heat. If the jam is overcooked, it will harden like glass and become unusable. During the first 5-7 days, take 1 teaspoon half an hour before meals three times a day, then 1 tbsp. spoon. And so, until the condition improves.
19. Seizures in the corners of the mouth. 15 g of dry crushed walnut leaves (4 tablespoons) are poured into 100 ml of sunflower oil, infused for 7 days, then boiled in a water bath for 2-3 hours, filtered through cheesecloth twice, boiled again for 30 minutes. 15 g of beeswax cut into pieces are added to the hot broth, stirred until completely dissolved and cooled. Lubricate sore spots.
20. Fixing means. Fill the bottle a third with the internal partitions of the walnut, fill it to the top with alcohol, leave for 7-10 days, strain. Drink 7-10 drops per glass of water 3-4 times a day.
21. Goiter, pulmonary cyst, skin diseases. Mix in equal proportions honey and green walnuts scrolled through a meat grinder. Place the mixture in a jar, seal it tightly and leave for a month in a dark, cool place, shaking occasionally. Take an infusion of 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals.
22. Scrofula. 1 kg of walnut leaves pour 5 liters of water, boil for 45 minutes, strain. Use for baths.
23. . 20 g of fresh leaves pour 200 ml of boiling water, keep in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, leave for 20 minutes, strain. Store in a cool place for no more than 2 days. Drink infusion of 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day.
24. Scrofulous inflammation of the eyes, ears, head. 5 st. spoons of leaves pour 1 liter of water, boil for 15 minutes, cool, strain. Use for lotions.
25. Cough. Burn the walnut shell, dilute 1 tbsp. a spoonful of ashes in 1 glass of wine. Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 5-7 times a day.
26. Climax. Internal partitions from 5 walnuts pour a glass of cold water in the evening. Boil for 2-3 minutes in the morning and insist for 10 minutes. Strain and drink on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is until the condition improves.
27. Hair loss treatment for men and women. Eat 5-7 pcs. walnuts a day.
28. salt deposits treatment. 1 glass of walnut partitions pour 0.5 liters of vodka, leave for 18 days, strain. Take tincture of 20-30 drops with water, 2-3 times a day. The course of treatment is 1 month.
29. Cancer treatment. 70-80 pcs. pour green walnut fruits into a three-liter bottle with purified kerosene (aviation), without adding 4 fingers to the top, close with a metal lid. Bury in the ground to a depth of 70 cm for 3 months, strain. Drink 1 teaspoon 20 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day. The course of treatment is 1-3 months.
30. Lymphogranulomatosis. 1 kg of walnut leaves pour 5 liters of cold water, boil for 45 minutes, strain, pour into a warm bath. Take a bath for 25-30 minutes 1-2 times a day (before going to bed is a must).
31. Foot osteomyelitis. Grind 30 kernels of green walnuts, pour 1 liter of vodka over them and insist in the sun for 14 days. Strain, make compresses on the sore spot.
32. Foot osteomyelitis. 50 g partitions of mature walnuts pour 0.5 liters of vodka and leave in a dark place for 14 days. Strain and take tincture 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 30 days.
33. Increased intracranial pressure. Grind walnuts in a coffee grinder and mix in equal proportions with honey. The mixture perfectly relieves intracranial pressure. Give a child 0.5 teaspoons once a day, adults - 1 tbsp. spoon 2 times a day.
34. Heel spur. Fill a third of the enameled container with walnut shells that have opened on their own. Pour in water and heat to a temperature that can be tolerated. Keep your feet in this infusion until it cools down. Wipe your feet, put on socks. Do the procedure at night, each time heating the water with the shell. Course - 10 procedures. Do not add any more water or shells during the course.
35. Wounds. Grind 30 g of walnut leaves, pour 1 glass of olive oil in a dark glass dish, close the lid tightly and leave for a week, shaking the bowl with the mixture daily. Put the oil infusion in a water bath and heat for 3 hours. Strain, once again put in a water bath and boil, add 30 g of yellow wax, mix thoroughly and remove from heat. Gently lubricate poorly healing skin wounds with the prepared ointment several times a day.
36. Rheumatism. Leaves of a walnut to fill in with olive oil, having covered them completely, to insist 2-3 days, to wring out. Cover them with sore spots at night in 3-4 layers.
37. Lupus. 2 tablespoons of walnut leaves per 0.5 liters of water, boil for 5 minutes, then leave for 2 hours, strain. Apply for lotions.
38. Hair removal (epilation) at home. Squeeze out the juice from a green walnut and lubricate the skin with it 2-3 times a day (there may be spots on the skin).
39. Gum strengthening. With loose gums 1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of crushed walnut leaves with a glass of boiling water, insist, strain, rinse your mouth with warm infusion.
40. Improving digestion. Unripe (green) walnut fruits cut into slices, put in a jar and sprinkle thickly with sugar. Close the jar and put it in the sun for 4 weeks. Strain the resulting juice, pour into a bottle and drink 1 tbsp. spoon before meals - for digestive problems, kidney and liver diseases.
41. bruises. Pour a glass of partitions of walnuts and 50 g of crushed propolis into a dark glass bottle, pour vodka or alcohol, insist in a dark place for 21 days. This rub helps with bruises.
42. Ear ache. Squeeze the oil out of the walnut using a garlic press and put 2 drops into each ear. The pain will subside.
43. fibroma of the uterus. Prepare a decoction of walnut shells. Grind the shell with a hammer and brew 1 tbsp. spoon 1 glass of boiling water, insist in a water bath for 30 minutes. Leave overnight. The next day, drink the whole of this decoction during the day, little by little. The treatment is long.
44. Eczema on hands and feet. Partitions of 1 kg of walnuts pour 500 ml of alcohol, leave for 7 days in a dark place, strain. Take tincture of 1 tbsp. spoon 1 time per day.
45. Eczema on hands and feet. 10 g of crushed walnut leaves pour 0.5 cups of sunflower oil, leave for 7 days in a dark, cool place. After the specified time, put the oil in a water bath and steam for 3 hours. Cool and strain through several layers of gauze. Lubricate the skin affected by eczema with the prepared ointment several times a day.
46. eczema in children. Roast 3 walnuts with their shells in the oven until they turn dark brown. Cool, grind, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of fish oil. Cleanse the sore spot and lubricate with this composition.
47. Ulcerative colitis. Eat 70 g of walnut kernels between meals.

Side effects of walnut Patients with a sensitive stomach sometimes react to raw materials with tannins: nausea and vomiting occur. The rest can not be afraid of side effects.

Since ancient times, people have known about the benefits of walnut kernels for the body, but not everyone has the idea that the foliage of a tree is medicinal. Methods of its use in traditional medicine can improve blood circulation, as well as increase blood clotting. Due to this, leaf-based preparations are prescribed for tuberculosis during a deep cough with blood. Studies of the properties of the plant have shown that folk remedies prepared from the leaves of this tree help to successfully treat hypertension, increase the body's resistance to viruses and infections, improve and normalize the functioning of the liver and kidneys.

Compositions with this component are prescribed for the treatment of the digestive system. They not only help with common disorders, but also anesthetize, relieve the inflammatory process, remove discomfort from gastritis, bacteriosis, stomach ulcers.

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Chemical composition and useful properties

Walnut leaves contain a large amount of vitamin C. Its level is not inferior to the volume that citrus fruits and black currants contain.

Vitamins of groups B, PP, E, provitamin A help to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, keep nerve cells in good shape, thereby contributing to the restoration of the nervous system after stress.

The leaves also contain:

• tannins;
• essential oils;
• a large amount of carotene;
• phytoncides;
• alkaloids.

Due to its beneficial properties, the foliage of the tree is used in the fight against fungal diseases, for wound healing and the treatment of eczema, as an anthelmintic.

Efficacy in the fight against diabetes mellitus with the help of preparations from the foliage of the tree has been proven. In some cases, their use made it possible to completely forget about the pathology. This component is especially useful for women, as it helps to get rid of painful menstruation, cycle disorders, and pelvic inflammation.

The collection of medicinal raw materials should be carried out directly during the flowering of the tree. It is during this period that many useful substances accumulate in the foliage. Depending on the region, this happens in May-June. Leaves are torn off from the central petiole. During this period, they are still young, have a characteristic specific smell. Drying must be carried out in a dry place, without direct sunlight. For further storage, it is recommended to use bags made of natural fabrics. The shelf life of raw materials is 2 years.



Recipes of folk remedies

A medicine made from walnut leaves can be used both internally and externally. From this component it is recommended to prepare a decoction, tincture, tea, infusion.

When using formulations for medicinal purposes and for the prevention of diseases, it is necessary to follow all recommendations for use and dosage.





Tea

To properly prepare tea, you need:

• crushed dry leaves (35 g) pour boiling water (250 ml);
• insist the mixture in a closed container for 10 minutes;
• strain.

The composition is recommended to be taken after eating the main meal. Drink 100 ml of liquid in a warm form. Tea helps to get rid of pain during menstruation and gout, pelvic inflammation, and also significantly reduces blood sugar levels.

The composition is used if necessary for 14 days. If desired, a little honey can be added to the tea to improve the taste.



Infusion

To prepare an infusion from the foliage you need:

• Pour 1 teaspoon of dried chopped leaves with 1 cup of boiling water;
• leave the product closed for 30-40 minutes;
• filter the liquid through cheesecloth.

Drink 1 tablespoon of the medicine should be after meals. The tool helps to treat diseases of the cardiovascular system. Used as a rinse solution for sore throats and bleeding gums.

Decoction

• crushed dry leaves (70 g) pour water (250 ml);
• insist in a closed container for 10 minutes;
• boil on fire for half an hour;
• cool down;
• strain.



It is necessary to drink 1 tablespoon of the decoction three times a day. Therapy is continued for 1 week.

The tool helps to normalize the metabolism in the body, relieve inflammation, eliminate beriberi.

Tincture

• chop fresh walnut leaves (70 g);
• pour the mixture with refined vegetable oil (250 ml);
• insist in a closed container in a warm place for 3 weeks;
• after the time has elapsed, clean the composition.

The tool can be used both for external treatment and for oral administration. For wounds, eczema, abscesses, the tincture is applied to the problem area with a cotton pad. For the treatment of stomach ulcers and malfunctions of the liver, you must take 1 tablespoon of the drug before meals. The duration of therapy is 2 weeks.

The walnut has long been known for its healing powers. It tones, strengthens, fights inflammation, and is famous not only for its taste, but also for its high content of nutrients. Walnut kernel, bark, leaves, wood - this storehouse of health can be used, moreover, using components to achieve completely different goals. For example, to strengthen the stomach, you need to boil green shells in milk, or you can follow in the footsteps of the Greeks and remove the hair on your legs.

Walnut leaves: useful properties

A drug that can be plucked from a tree, isn't it wonderful! After all, few people know that in addition to the nutritional qualities of the nut, there are many more functions that help keep health in good shape. And assistants are a whole company of vitamins:

1) vitamin E is responsible for the regeneration of body cells;

2) vitamin B1 deficiency of this vitamin causes irritability and loss of strength, as it is a natural energy booster;

3) vitamin C increases immunity, resistance to stress;

4) vitamin P slows down the heart rate, affects the strength and elasticity of capillary walls, lowers blood pressure.

The most concentrated in all parts of the nut, vitamins are in June. When the fruit is already ripe, it is fully formed, but is just beginning to ripen. The leaves should be collected and dried in late May - early June, when they are young and their application falls under the highest point of effectiveness.

It is due to its composition that walnut leaves have such useful properties:

Neutralization of bacteria;

Strengthening immunity;

Healing action;

Improving metabolism and blood clotting;

Destruction of worms;

Treatment of viral diseases;

Anti-inflammatory action.

Walnut leaves give strength to an exhausted body and act prophylactically. In addition, they regulate blood glucose, cope with skin inflammation and are widely used in the treatment of diseases.

It's a little helper that fights disease for us. A striking effect is observed with such of them:

Diabetes;

Sclerosis;

Diseases of the stomach;

Insomnia;

Atherosclerosis;

Gout;

Nervous diseases;

kidney disease;

deficiency anemia;

Haemorrhoids;

stomach ulcer;

Liver disease;

Dysbacteriosis;

Avitaminosis.

It is believed that this is not the whole list of diseases that nuts can compete with.

Walnut leaves: medicinal properties for skin diseases, recipes for use

Walnut leaf can be prepared in many ways, use internally and use in external washing. It helps with purulent inflammations, eczema, furunculosis and other skin diseases: juice from fresh leaves, medicinal baths, ointment as well, but its effect extends to non-healing wounds for a long time.

We always try to look good and take care of our skin with diligence. Skin ailments are best treated with leaves made in the form of lotions, ointments, baths and washes, since external use is more effective in these cases.

Washing

It is best to use infusion and decoction in case of purulent wounds, acne, weeping lichen. To do this, soak a cotton pad in the infusion and wipe the affected skin. With acne, wash your face every day, so ulcers and scars will not form, so acne will subside, and the skin will become smooth and velvety.

Ointment

15 g of chopped leaves are poured into 100 g of refined sunflower oil, infused, stirring often for seven days. The next step is heating in a boiling water bath for three hours and filtering through gauze. Then the boiling process continues for at least half an hour, later mixing with 15 gr. beeswax and stir until the infusion is completely cooled.

Therapeutic baths

If you are in the mood for this treatment procedure, you need to wash your hair and take a shower. Fill the bath with lukewarm water and add two or three cups of dried healthy raw materials, or add crushed leaves.

Lotions

Brew a strong infusion, soak a gauze swab in it and fix it on a clean area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe skin, while not wringing it out and leaving it for a short time.

When wrapping and compresses, you need to pour a liter of boiling water 250 gr. leaves and leave for fifteen minutes.

Walnut leaves: medicinal properties for diabetes, recipes for use

Nut leaves are an assistant in the fight against diabetes, since decoctions act to lower blood sugar levels. They are more effective in managing diabetes in the early stages. Walnut leaves also prevent the development of complications (damage to the oral cavity, lower extremities) in type 2 diabetes, normalize acidity, and guard the digestive organs from problems. Leaves act on positive changes in metabolism, its normalization and glucose uptake. Ultimately, the state of the body improves, and hidden resources are released, which seek to get rid of the disease as quickly as possible. In diabetes, it is recommended to use infusions from the leaves.

Infusion

To properly prepare the infusion, you need one tablespoon of walnut leaves, poured with 200 ml of boiling water, infused until cool, then filtered. Take three times a day for the third part of the glass.

In the case of restriction of the patient's fluid intake, the recipe changes its structure. Four tablespoons of chopped leaves should be poured with a glass of boiling water, leave for thirty minutes, strain and three times a day keep up with a tablespoon.

Walnut leaves: medicinal properties for heart disease, recipes for use

Experts say that walnut leaves have a positive effect on the human cardiovascular system. Vessels very soon get used to environmental changes thanks to this product, because vascular reactivity increases and apparently a positive effect on blood pressure. Everyone has had a heartache or a prick at least once in their life, but instead of pills that affect the liver, you can make an infusion of walnut leaves and regulate the work of the heart. Vitamins A and E strengthen blood vessels, help to avoid cholesterol plaques.

Infusion

In this recipe, you need less leaves, one teaspoon of everything, mix it with a glass of hot water and leave for half an hour. Strain, choose everything is unnecessary and leave the infusion itself, and drink a tablespoon before meals five times a day. If the disease is not as simple as we would like, you need to increase the dose and take two spoons with an infusion time per hour. Each patient chooses the order of use for himself.

It is easy to improve your health due to walnut leaves, they have a tonic effect on the entire body. Although the drink is bitter in taste and not at all attractive, its healing effect is much more pleasant.

Walnut leaves: contraindications

Walnut leaves in folk medicine seem to be a powerful healer of many diseases. But do not relax, because each drug has its own contraindications, and the leaves are no exception. However, the danger lies in the way of their direct use, because the leaves of the walnut contain alkaloids (poisons), which in no case should be consumed in an abnormal amount, otherwise harm to health cannot be avoided.

Individual intolerance and an allergic reaction are the first reasons why the leaves are categorically not recommended for use. Next, you can call:

Increased blood clotting;

thrombophlebitis;

Acute intestinal diseases;

Neurodermatitis;

The benefits of walnut fruits are undeniable, but few people know what beneficial properties and contraindications walnut leaves have. Large leaves of this plant are collected during flowering by hand, and then dried in the shade, as a rule, the preparations are made small. The reason for this is the high content of aromatic substances that can cause headaches in someone who has been under a walnut tree for a long time.

In folk practice, walnut leaves have been used for a long time in the form of decoctions, ointments, infusions, tea, but more and more often they also find their place in pharmacology, becoming an important ingredient in the creation of medicines.

The special substances contained in walnut leaves give them the ability to heal wounds and abscesses, and also allow them to be used as an antiseptic. The use of these leaves is also common in diabetes, since a tincture of them significantly reduces blood sugar levels, which is important for people suffering from this disease. In addition, the leaves allow you to get rid of frequent symptoms of the disease, such as fungus of the feet, mucous or oral cavity.

A decoction of the leaves helps to cope with indigestion, destroying microorganisms that cause digestive problems, it also helps with cramps, stomach pain, gastritis, colitis. Also, decoctions are able to relieve pain in rheumatism and gout, which is facilitated by the anti-inflammatory properties of the substances contained in the leaves. They also allow to treat diseases of the oral cavity: a light decoction of the leaves helps to heal from periodontal disease and stomatitis, strengthens the gums and disinfects wounds. The same decoctions are good for rinsing, which helps to cure tonsillitis and tonsillitis.

External use is also useful, the medicinal properties of walnut leaves are also manifested in the treatment of epidermis compresses for such diseases:

• eczema;
• furunculosis;
• scrofula;
• lichen.

In the composition of walnut leaves, you can find a high content of vitamins, oils and useful minerals that help strengthen the overall immunity of the body, improve metabolism, and increase blood clotting. Often, infusions from the leaves of walnuts are also recommended for regeneration of forces, restoration of the body, weakened after diseases, operations, etc.

walnut leaves for beauty

The use of walnut leaves is also common for cosmetic purposes. Regular washing of hair with infusions of leaves helps to prevent hair, add shine, restore structure and density.

Baths with the addition of light decoctions are also useful for the skin, which accelerate the healing of the skin, soften irritated areas, relieve inflammation, and reduce the level of sweating of the palms and feet. From the ashes of the burnt leaves, ointments are made to treat burns, wounds and skin lesions. In addition, tea brewed from walnut leaves can help relieve menstrual pain in women.

Walnut Leaves: Video

The walnut came to us from the territory of Central Asia. Today, the product is used not only for food. The walnut kernel, partitions, peel and contents of the unripe fruit and even the leaves are used in folk medicine. And today we will consider the beneficial properties and contraindications of walnuts.

Composition of walnuts

Nuts contain 77% fat. The remaining 23% are proteins, minerals and trace elements.

• Potassium. The mineral contributes to the maintenance of muscle tone, and also improves heart function. In addition, potassium prevents the retention of sodium salts, improving the removal of excess fluid.
• Magnesium. The substance is a natural sedative "remedy", eliminating increased irritability and nervous tension characteristic of stressful situations. An additional effect is a vasodilating effect.
• cobalt and iron. Microminerals are responsible for the necessary level of iron in the blood.
• Iodine. The element is necessary to increase immune protection, as well as eliminate the state of iodine deficiency.
• Ascorbinka, vitamins of groups B, K, R.
• Tocopherol (vitamin E). Due to the high content of vitamin E, nuts will be useful for pregnant women.

The walnut kernel contains many amino acids necessary for the body, in particular, lysine, glutamine, arginine, proline, etc.

Walnuts in folk medicine

Walnut is widely used in folk medicine.

• With high physical exertion, you need to use a mixture of walnut kernels, all kinds of dried fruits (they must first be softened by soaking in boiling water) and honey. Products must be taken in equal proportions. If desired, a small amount of hercules can be added to the mixture. You need to eat after each meal, one spoonful of the sweet mix.
• It is necessary to combine walnut kernels and honey in equal proportions. The composition is recommended for the purpose of restoring the body after serious illnesses. To enhance the effect, the composition can be added to lemon juice. The treat should be eaten in a few small spoons before meals.
• Nuts are shown to normalize the acidity of gastric juice. Here you need to eat one hundred grams of nuts for twenty days.
• With sclerosis and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, you need to eat a honey-nut mixture.
• With diabetes, you need to combine the kernels (one share) and buckwheat (five shares). Products must be ground in a coffee grinder. Then you need to put two tablespoons of the composition in a glass of kefir. The remedy is prepared in the evening, and you need to eat it in the morning instead of breakfast for five months.
• With existing asthma and respiratory pathologies, a mixture of aloe and walnut kernels can be treated. Crushed aloe leaves (one part) should be brewed with warm water (three parts) and left to infuse for a couple of hours. After that, filter through cheesecloth and squeeze out the precipitate well. For every hundred grams of infusion, you need to add crushed walnut kernels (five hundred grams) and honey (three hundred grams). Eat a large spoonful thirty minutes before meals several times a day.
• To improve the functioning of the heart, you need to combine walnuts (kernels), figs, dried apricots and raisins.

Walnut kernels to increase potency

The trouble of many representatives of the strong half of humanity is potency disorders, but not everyone dares to openly declare the problem and, moreover, purchase the appropriate drug in a pharmacy. But here, walnuts come to the rescue. For men who decide to return the joys of life in an affordable home way, it is recommended to prepare a mix of walnuts and liquid honey.

Here you need to connect the kernels passed through the meat grinder walnut (one hundred grams) and two large spoons of liquid honey. The composition should “infuse” for a day in the refrigerator. After that, you need to eat a small spoonful of medicine in the morning and evening.

Duration of treatment - seven ... ten days. You can repeat the course after two weeks. The method works, which is confirmed by the available reviews.

Recipes with partitions of walnuts

In addition to walnut kernels, internal partitions will also be useful for humans. Recipes that include this component are quite numerous.

Basic decoction recipe

To prepare a decoction you need:

• remove partitions from forty walnuts and grind thoroughly;
• transfer the product to a glass jar and pour a glass of boiling water;
• warm the container in a water bath for at least an hour, then remove and leave to cool completely.

Filter before taking. Drink three times a day for a full glass before each main meal.

Inflammation of the conjunctiva

With the development of conjunctivitis, it is necessary to pour half a glass of powdered partitions into one and a half glasses of cold water. Put the container on the fire and boil for twenty minutes, no more. Before use, filter through several layers of cheesecloth to remove all sediment. Use as compresses.

Fibromyoma of the uterus

For women, tincture from the partitions will be useful for uterine fibroids. Here you need to connect the partitions of twenty-five fruits and one hundred milliliters of medical alcohol. Pour the composition into a dark container and stand for a week.

Treatment regimen - dissolve fifteen drops of tincture in a small amount of water. Duration of application - two months three times a day.

With pathologies of the thyroid gland

To compose the medicine, it is necessary to fill a one and a half liter bottle of tinted glass with partitions by about one third. Then add vodka to the very neck and leave to infuse for three weeks. As time comes out, filter the resulting infusion and drink it in a large spoon always before meals.

Radiculitis and articular pathologies

It is necessary to put forty grams of partitions from nuts in a jar and pour one hundred and fifty milliliters of vodka. The remedy must be insisted for fourteen days. Apply as an ointment.

With mastopathy

Pour partitions from thirty fruits with vodka (one hundred and fifty milliliters) and place in a dark container. Insist ten days and filter. Drink fifteen drops, previously dissolved in a small amount of water. The treatment takes two months.

Treatment of diabetes

Walnut partitions will be beneficial for diabetics. Here you will need two large spoons of chopped product and vodka. Partitions need to be filled with alcohol so that it completely closes them. After that, leave the container with filled partitions to infuse for a week.

Take the filtered tincture according to the following scheme - in two large spoons of water you need to dilute six drops of the product. Duration of admission from three weeks to three months.

During the period of treatment with tincture, it is necessary to monitor blood sugar levels.

For indigestion and intestinal colic

Here, to prepare the medicinal composition, you will need to fill the third part of the glass with walnut partitions, transfer the product to another container and pour half a liter of vodka. Leave to infuse for three days and filter. Take, if necessary, six to seven drops, previously diluted in a small amount of liquid.

Skin rashes and various types of eczema

You need to take a small spoonful of partitions and shells of unripe (green) fruits and chop.

1. Pour the bowl with a glass of water.
2. Bring to a boil and remove.
3. We put the container in a water bath for one hour.
4. Then we remove and filter.

You will need to drink a decoction three times a day, one glass after meals. Additionally, decoction should be treated with inflamed skin.

With oncology

To make an infusion you will need:

• shells and partitions from one kilogram of fruits;
• Indian onion (one sheet).

The ingredients must be combined and pour half a liter of vodka. Insist for ten days. The infusion prepared according to this recipe is used for taking therapeutic baths - fifty grams of medicine should be added to the bath.

For tumors

To prepare the product, you need to take in equal volumes (fifty grams each):

• valerian (crushed root);
• birch buds;
• nutmeg;
• walnut partitions.

The mix is ​​poured with half a liter of strong alcohol and set to infuse for ten days. Before use, the tincture will need to be filtered. The remedy will need to be drunk for eleven days in a large spoon thirty minutes before eating.

External tumors

Here you can make an ointment. Here, the partitions (one handful) must be carefully ground in a coffee grinder and mixed with vegetable oil: you need to gradually add oil to the powder to get a creamy mass. The ointment should be applied as a compress.

With ovarian cyst and inflammation of the prostate

Two large spoons of partitions should be poured with one and a half glasses of boiling liquid. Warm the composition over low heat for about twenty minutes, remove from heat and insist another hour. This is the daily norm, which you need to drink in three doses.

Duodenal ulcer

In the jar, you need to lay partitions of five fruits and add a glass of boiling water to it. Set an hour. Take the infusion, mixing it with milk, twice a day - in the morning after waking up and before going to bed at night.

walnut leaf

The composition of the leaves of the plant contains:

• tannins;
• vitamin C and E;
• essential oil;
• acids;
• carotene, etc.

Infusions based on walnut leaves exhibit the following properties:

• strengthening;
• antiseptic;
• wound healing;
• antimicrobial;
• anti-inflammatory;
• tonic, etc.

For children with the development of skin pathologies, baths can be prepared based on a decoction of a fresh walnut leaf.

Mycoses and streptococcal lesions of the skin

To prepare the tincture, you need to combine the crushed leaves of the plant and vodka in a ratio of 1:10. The composition must be left for two weeks, and then filtered. Add to baths.

For rheumatism and gout

walnut leaf tea

The dry product can be brewed as a tea. This is a good prevention of the development of atherosclerosis, inflammation of the gum tissue and colds. In addition, the drink will be useful for existing metabolic problems.

Green (unripe) walnuts

Unripe fruits are also an excellent ingredient for making various medicinal mixtures.

• Green nuts (not peeled) must be crushed into gruel and combined with honey.
• Leave the mixture in a dark cabinet for a month.
• After that, you need to eat a dessert spoon before each meal.

Such a composition has the following properties:

• increases the immune defense of the body;
• exhibits anti-inflammatory properties;
• restores the normal composition of the blood.

The composition will be useful in old age, as it restores memory and increases attention.

To cleanse the lumen of blood vessels, it is recommended to use a drink based on the peel of a green walnut. A small spoonful of the product is taken on a glass of boiling water. After the infusion has cooled down, you need to add a little honey to it.

For heart problems, hypertension, and digestive disorders, the following recipe is used:

• you need to grind forty green fruits and pour a liter of strong alcohol;
• insist for two weeks and filter.

Drink the tincture in a large spoon three times a day.

Precautions and contraindications for use

Infusions and decoctions based on leaves and walnut shells, if the recommended dosage for admission is not followed, can cause poisoning.

Contraindications for use are:

• pathology of the pancreas;
• during the acute phase of intestinal upset;
• with high levels of blood clotting.

Treatment with walnuts should be abandoned if there is an allergic reaction.

Skin pathologies will also become contraindications, in particular, diathesis (which is why walnuts should be given to children with caution), psoriatic lesions of the skin, and neurodermatitis.