Botanical Index No. 129

Black Walnut

juglans nigra

Medicinal Actions

Colic, Alterative, Anti-HIV, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Antiviral, Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide, Laxative, Parasiticide

Primary Conditions Treated

Vermifuge Vulnerary Ague Alopecia Bedbug Biliousness Bleeding Bruise Chill Constipation Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Enterosis Fever Fungus Gangrene Goiter Headache Hemorrhoid Herpes High Blood Pressure HIV Hypothyroidism Infection Inflammation Itch Leprosy Mycosis Parasite Pharyngosis Quincy Ringworm Scrofula Smallpox Snakebite Sore Sore Throat Stomatosis Toothache Tumor Virus Worm Wound Hemostat

General Dosage

10–20 drops fluid extract/day; 495 mg hull capsules 3 ×/day; 2–3 tsp fresh fruit rind; 1–1.5 g dry fruit rind; 1 g dry fruit, 5 ml alcohol/5 ml water.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2d. Juglone is mutagenic. External carcinogenic effects noted after chronic use of Juglans regia, which contains juglone. Should not be used for more than a few weeks at a time. Antiseptic; contains tannins and iodine. No side effects reported. Our second- best source of dietary serotonin, quickly broken down in the gut. The combination of tannin, with all its pesticidal activities and juglone, may be pretty potent.

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