Rich in vitamin C and other important nutrients, Black Walnut Leaf is a fine astringent that helps to remedy diarrhea and excessive menstrual bleeding. It is also said to relieve eczema, psoriasis and many other skin ailments. Moreover, it is an antiseptic and antibacterial that combats infection and has been used in Germany for decades to clear sinus infection and runny nose.

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History:
The Walnut tree is a large, handsome, deciduous hardwood with a roughbark, and it sometimes exceeds one hundred feet in height. Thereare fifteen species of Walnut growing worldwide in the dry, temperatezones of Asia, Europe and North and South America. Six speciesare native to the United States, and the Black Walnut is among them,growing in the eastern states and up through Canada. Black Walnutis one of the best-known, largest and most valuable native hardwoods,but it is not plentiful. It does, however, grow rapidly in mixedforests and rich, moist, well-drained soil, such as found invalleys. Certain plants are sensitive to the roots and leaves ofBlack Walnuts, which exude a distinctive odor when bruised, and willnot grow under or near them. Walnut is a highly ornamental treeand is often planted for roadside shade and shelterbelts. It iscultivated for commercial walnut production in Europe and the UnitedStates, where it is used for culinary and medicinal purposes, and itsbeautiful, figured wood is made into fine paneling, salad bowls and incabinet making. Walnut has been used in herbal medicine forthousands of years, with the Roman naturalist, Pliny, mentioning it asfar back as the first century A.D. Its botanical name, Juglans, is derived from the Latin reference to the god, Jupiter, and glans,meaning "nut" or "walnut." In the Golden Age, when men lived onacorns, the gods dined on walnuts, thus providing us with anothercommon name, Jupiter's Nut. The English name is partly Teutonicin origin, with the Germans calling it wallnuss. The esteemed seventeenth-century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper, prescribed Walnut Leaf

to draw poisonous venom fromsnakebites and spider bites. Native Americans used both BlackWalnut Leaf and Black Walnut Hull in their medicinal preparations forskin problems and as a laxative, and long before vitamins werediscovered, folk medicine practitioners knew by experience and resultsthat walnut jam, made in a certain way, was a pleasant, body-repairingmaterial, which we now confirm to be a rich supply of vitamin C,beta-carotene and minerals. Herbalists used Black Walnut bothexternally and internally for easing scrofula, ulcers, wounds, rickets,scurvy and as a gargle; and Russian military hospitals also used Walnutas a cleansing and quick healing medication for wounds andulcers. Walnut is a popular food and is included in candy, icecream and cake flavoring. The outside pulp of the nut is used as a dye(it was actually the main source of brown hair dye until early in thetwentieth century). In the last century, Black Walnut was listedin the United States Pharmacopoeia from 1820 through 1905,and the leaves, husks, inner bark and nuts have remained a valuabletreatment in herbal medicine to this day. The leaves are strippedoff the tree in June and July and dried to a parchment-like consistencyfor use in medicinal preparations. Some of the constituents inBlack Walnut include beta-carotene, acids, calcium, iron, magnesium,manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, silicon, zinc, tannin,B-vitamins, and the leaves provide large amounts of vitamin C.

Beneficial Uses:
Black WalnutLeaf is highly astringent, and this quality is said to shrink the sweatglands and reduce excessive sweating. The tannin in the leaf(which provides the astringency) is also used to help control diarrheaand menorrhagia, the excessive loss of blood during menstrual periods.

Forthe relief of runny nose and head colds, Black Walnut Leaf has beenused for decades as a popular remedy to help dry up continual sinusdischarges in young children and adults. As an effectiveantiseptic and antibacterial, it combats infection and has been used inGermany for

decades to clear sinus infection.

Black Walnut Leaf is thought to possess detergentproperties, and as such, it is used to cleanse the blood and alleviatescrofulous conditions, as well as acne, eczema and psoriasis,particularly in older people. It is said to relieve itching andpromote the healing of the skin. (It may also be made into a topicalwash for these ailments.)

As avermifuge, Black Walnut Leaf (like Walnut Hull) is believed to cleansethe body of many types of parasites, including ringworm.

BlackWalnut Leaf is an antiseptic with antibacterial agents in the essentialoil (juglone) that combats infectious micro-organisms and bacterialinfection. The large vitamin C content in Black Walnut Leaf is alsothought to be responsible for fighting infection. It has been usedhistorically to combat infectious poisons, venomous bites, rabid dogbites, boils and gangrene.

As anantifungal, Black Walnut is thought to be an excellent treatment forfungal infection, relieving herpes, leprosy-type skin diseases,athlete's foot, cold sores and Candida albicans.

Usedexternally, the antiseptic and antibacterial qualities are beneficialwhen included in washes for skin conditions and running sores; also inmouthwashes for sore throat, inflamed tonsils and sores in the mouthand throat; and women may also use it in a douche for leucorrhoea.

BlackWalnut Leaf is considered a tonic that aids digestion and theintestinal system. It helps to promote the appetite, relieve colic,heartburn and catarrhal enteritis. As a cholagogue, Black Walnutstimulates the flow of bile into the intestines and is thought to easebilious colic and pain in the spleen.

Recommended Dosage:
Take two (2) capsules, two (2) to three (3) times each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Currently, there are no warnings or contraindications with the use of Black Walnut Leaf; however,

repeated topicalapplication of Black Walnut to the skin is not advised due to the riskof developing skin rashes or skin tumors. Black Walnut should notbe used continually for long periods of time. People with liver diseaseshould discuss its use with their doctors before using Black WalnutLeaf.

Capsule Size:
We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, size "00" capsules for all of our encapsulated products.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs of powdered herb material.

• Black Walnut Leaf - Botanical Powder -- Approximately 600 mgs each