Botanical Index No. 176

Butternut

juglans cinerea

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Cholagogue, Depurative, Fungicide, Herbicide, Laxative, Stimulant, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Rubefacient Vermifuge Vulnerary Acne Bleeding Cancer Cholecystosis Constipation Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Enterosis Epithelioma Fever Fungus Gastrosis Headache Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Infection Malaria Mycosis Rheumatism Parasite Rosacea Sore Syphilis Toothache Tumor VD Worm

General Dosage

100–300 mg bark; 2–4 ml, 1:1 fluid extract; capsules 95 mg bark, 500 mg, 3500 mg; 1:1 Fluid Extract; 2–4 ml liquid bark extract; 0.3–0.5 g dry bark extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. Large doses mildly laxative, contraindicated in pregnancy. None known or listed. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Our 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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