Black Walnut Leaf

History:

The Walnut tree is a large, handsome, deciduous hardwood with a rough bark that sometimes exceeds one hundred feet in height. There are fifteen species of Walnut growing worldwide in the dry, temperate zones of Asia, Europe and North and South America. Six species are native to the United States, and the Black Walnut is among them, growing in the eastern states and up through Canada. Black Walnut is one of the best-known, largest, and most valuable native hardwoods, but it is not plentiful. It does, however, grow rapidly in mixed forests and rich, moist, well-drained soil, such as found in valleys. Certain plants are sensitive to the roots and leaves of Black Walnuts, which exude a distinctive odor when bruised, and will not grow under or near them. Walnut is a highly ornamental tree and is often planted for roadside shade and shelterbelts. It is cultivated for commercial walnut production in Europe and the United States, where it is used for culinary and therapeutic purposes, and its beautiful, figured wood is made into fine paneling, salad bowels and used in cabinet making and other fine wood products. Walnut has been used in herbal therapy for thousands of years, with the Roman naturalist, Pliny, mentioning it in the first century A.D. Its botanical species, Juglans, is derived from a Latin reference to the god, Jupiter, and glans, meaning "nut" or "walnut." In the Golden Age, when men lived on acorns, the gods dined on walnuts, thus providing us with another common name, "Jupiter's Nut." The English name is partly Teutonic in origin, with the Germans calling it wallnuss. The seventeenth-century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper, prescribed Walnut for poisonous venom from snake and spider bites. Native Americans used the Black Walnut Hull to support healthy bowel movement. Long before vitamins and minerals were discovered, herbalists used Black Walnut both externally and internally; and Russian military hospitals also used Walnut as an antiseptic cleanser and quick healing therapy for wounds and ulcers. Walnut is a popular food and is included in candy, ice cream 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 the twentieth century). In the last century, Black Walnut Hull was known as one of the "most mild and efficacious laxatives" available and listed in the United States Pharmacopœia from 1820 through 1905. The leaves, husks, inner bark and nuts have remained valuable in herbal preparations to this day. The Leaves are stripped off the tree in June and July and dried to a parchment-like consistency for use in therapeutic preparations. Some of the constituents in Black Walnut include beta-carotene, B-vitamins, fatty acids (linoleic, oleic, linolenic, palmitic), calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, lysine, protein, limonene, sulfur, iodine, phosphorus, quercetin, potassium, selenium, silicon, zinc, tannin and juglone (5 hydroxy-1, 4-napthoquinone) , and the leaves provide large amounts of vitamin C.

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 topical application of Black Walnut Leaf Herbal Supplement to the skin is not advised due to the risk of developing skin rashes or skin tumors. Because of its strong astringency, Black Walnut should not be used continually for long periods of time. People with liver disease should discuss its use with their doctors before using Black Walnut Leaf.

Capsule Information:
Our Black Walnut Leaf supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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