> Supplement Index > Black Walnut / Juglans nigra > Black Walnut General Information Black Walnut Uses & Scientific Evidence For Black Walnut Dosage Information Black Walnut Safety & Interaction Information Buy Black Walnut Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Black Walnut General Information Black Walnut trees can live more than 300 years and reach heights of 60 feet with a circumference of 23 feet. For hundreds of years, Native American Indians drank inner bark tea as an emetic and laxative, and chewed the bark to soothe toothaches. They chewed the husk for colic, drank husk juice for treating ringworm, and in a poultice, the husk reduced swellings. Black Walnut bark has alterative, astringent, detergent, tonic, anodyne, emetic, laxative, and vermifuge effects. The leaf has astringent and insecticidal properties. The husk, shell and peel are sudorific, especially when the walnuts are green. While unripe, the nut has worm anti-parasitic properties. The bark has purgative qualities and the sap is used as an anti-inflammatory. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Black Walnut Uses & Scientific Evidence For Today, Black Walnut bark and leaves are used in the treatment of skin troubles such as herpes, eczema, skin rashes, psoriasis, and skin ulcers. An infusion of the bark and leaves is used in lowering high blood pressure and can be used as a cleansing wash as well. It is also used to treat diarrhea, and for stopping milk production. Chewing the bark relieves toothache pain and as a poultice reduces headaches. Rubbing crushed leaves or husk juice on the body will destroy ringworm. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Black Walnut Dosage Information Black Walnut comes in various forms and is an ingredient in many products. Tincture formulations of fresh leaves should have a 1:5 ratio with alcohol, dry leaves, a 1:5 ratio. For both, a safe dose can range between 30 to 90 drops, up to 3 times a day. For other formulations, read and follow product label directions. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Black Walnut Safety & Interaction Information There are no known safety issues associated with using Black Walnut. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Black Walnut Supplements and Products Below

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