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Black
Walnut
Juglans Nigra
Parts Used – Bark, Leaves, Fruit Hulls ( Green), Nut
(Edible)
Article
and
Photographs Copyright Karen Shelton,
Karen Bergeron 2001-2007 |
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The
graceful Black Walnut is a common tall hardwood tree in
the Eastern United States. Self seeds easily. It is
said that Black Walnut trees exude a chemical that
prevents some types of other plants from growing around
it.
The wood is
used for fine furniture. In herbal medicine, the leaves
have been used to make a soothing skin and eye wash,
powder from green hulls is anti-parasitic, the bark is
astringent and was chewed for toothaches. Use poultice
of green hulls for ringworm. Inner bark used as a
laxative. Do not use internally during pregnancy. |
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Black Walnuts are hard to crack, but
the nut is extremely tasty and some companies buy them
in large quantities. If this plant is common in your
area, you may see newspaper ads offer to buy them in the
fall. The market for Black Walnuts exceeds a million
dollars a year.
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Book
References
The Herb
Book by John Lust
The Complete
Medicinal Herbal by Penelope Ody
Peterson Field
Guide to Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants
References -
Informative Web sites
Wildman
Steve Brill – Cracking Black Walnuts and Recipes
More
information about the Black Walnut tree and its uses
Black Walnut Herbal Uses and Contraindications
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