green walnut

Unripe (green) walnuts have a wide range of positive effects on the human body, and therefore the fruits of milk ripeness are in great demand in folk medicine. Healthy jam is also prepared from green nuts.

Green nuts are distinguished by their relatively soft skin and kernel. They are easily pierced with a toothpick or needle. The diameter of fruits of milk maturity is about two and a half centimeters. The kernel of the nuts still resembles a gelatinous mass, and the shell does not have a strong shell. Their green peel is juicy and tender, does not separate from the shell.

The collection of unripe nuts is carried out in May and the first half of June. Checking whether the time has come to collect the fruits, they are pierced with a large needle.

An unripe nut is rich in:

• ascorbic acid (unripe nuts are not inferior in content to such sources of this vitamin as citrus fruits, rosehips and black currants);
• vitamins PP and E, as well as group B;
• carbohydrates;
• carotene;
• phytosterols;
• tannin compounds;
• polyunsaturated fatty acids;
• quercetin, hyperoside and other flavonoids;
• iodine, salts of cobalt, calcium and other minerals;
• essential oil;
• quinones;
• the substance juglone, which has a bactericidal effect;
• protein
• organic acids, etc.

Properties of an unripe walnut:

• improves health;
• promotes healing and epithelialization of wounds;
• stops bleeding;
• counteracts atherosclerosis;
• has an astringent effect;
• has antiparasitic activity;
• accelerates recovery after exhausting physical activity;
• reduces the manifestation of inflammation;
• has a bactericidal effect;
• is an excellent source of ascorbic acid and iodine;
• effectively copes with diarrhea;
• helps to eliminate impotence due to the high content of vitamins P and E.

Crushed immature nuts, combined with honey, are noted to strengthen the immune system.

• Individual intolerance to compounds present in unripe green nuts may occur.
• The use of milky ripe walnuts is undesirable with an excess of iodine in the body.
• Sometimes there are allergic reactions to unripe walnut fruits.
• Tincture of unripe nuts on vodka is not recommended for psoriasis and neurodermatitis, as well as for gastritis (anacid) and urticaria.

To obtain juice, washed young fruits must be cut into slices and placed in sterile jars, sprinkled with sugar. Sugar take twice as much as nuts. The containers are closed with lids and infused in the refrigerator, periodically draining the liquid that forms in them. This liquid is juice. You can drink it all year for tea. spoon. Also, to extract the juice, a mixture of chopped nuts with sugar can be passed through a juicer.

Features of the juice of unripe nuts:

• The juice obtained from milk ripe nuts contains a lot of iodine and other useful substances, so it can serve as a tonic, and is also recommended for hypothyroidism.
• Since the juice contains a very high dose of vitamin C, it is recommended for scurvy.
• Juice of nuts of milk ripeness helps with sore throat. It is diluted ten times with boiled water and used for gargling several times a day.
• Rubbing the juice of unripe nuts into the skin helps to get rid of unwanted hair (for example, on the face of women). Rub the juice should be once a day.
• Before using the juice on the skin, it is important to test the skin for sensitivity on a small area, and also to be aware that the skin may turn yellow temporarily.

The green peel is a good medicinal raw material:

• An infusion made from such a green skin, as well as juice from it, is used in folk medicine as a remedy for muscle weakness and overwork.
• By mixing such an infusion or juice with honey, an antitumor, antiulcer and blood-purifying agent is obtained.
• A decoction of green peel is effective for eczema, skin tuberculosis, purulent rash, scabies or lichen.
• Infusions and decoctions on the peel of green nuts are a good prevention of caries.
• If the peel of green nuts is dried and crushed, then the resulting powder can be used to heal abrasions and stop bleeding from the nose.
• By mixing such a crushed skin with whey, an effective remedy is obtained for diffuse goiter.
• Grinding the peel and bay tea. a spoonful of the resulting raw material with a glass of boiling water, prepare tea to help cleanse the vessels. This tea is especially valuable when honey is added to it.

After grinding 100 grams of green nuts along with their peel, the raw material is poured with 500 ml of vegetable oil. The container with nuts and oil is aged for a month in a dark, warm place, after which the oil is filtered.

This oil, obtained from green nuts, has a laxative and antihelminthic effect. They can also lubricate the skin with its various diseases. This oil also helps with varicose veins - they are recommended to lubricate dilated veins. This oil tincture, when used externally, will also help with frostbite, hair loss and anal fissures. It can also be used orally - the remedy is effective in diseases of the nervous system and kidney pathology.

You can make compote, marinade and jam from green nuts.

Unripe nut fruits are often used to make jam, getting not just a treat, but an excellent product for preventing colds, strengthening immunity and supporting the thyroid gland. In unripe walnut jam, a positive effect on the course of inflammatory processes in the kidneys is noted. This jam is recommended for use by women who have fibroids.

Nuances of making jam:

• take a hundred unripe nuts and soak them for a month, regularly changing the water twice a day to remove bitterness and astringency from the fruits;
• washed nuts, peeled from the outer peel, are poured with lime water for one night (dissolve a table spoon of lime in a liter of water);
• for the final disposal of bitterness, nuts can be boiled in water several times;
• for the first cooking, take 250 grams of sugar per liter of water;
• for the second brew, for every liter of water, add a kilogram of sugar and tea. a spoonful of citric acid;
• refrigerate nuts after each cooking;
• fruits can be boiled whole or cut into slices;
• in the first syrup, boil the nuts for up to three hours, in the second - until tender;
• add citric acid five minutes before the end of cooking;
• the final product will be soft, not broken nuts in a transparent dark brown jam;
• pour it into jars cold.

This jam is a delicious delicacy product. Its nutritional value per 100 grams: 248 kcal, 0 g protein, 0 g fat, 62 g carbohydrates.

• To strengthen the stomach recommend boiling green nuts in milk. Four nuts are crushed and pour 500 ml of boiled milk. The mixture is boiled for five minutes, and then wrapped and infused for two hours. Strained infusion is taken for two weeks 4 times a day before meals (half an hour) for half a glass. Also, in diseases of the stomach, tincture of alcohol from green nuts is also effective. It should be taken one month half an hour before meals three times a day, 40 drops.
• With diarrhea. Crushing four green nuts and mixing with 200 ml of honey, you get a remedy for diarrhea. It must be taken until recovery by tea. spoon, adding to tea (children give half the dose). This product must be stored in a refrigerator.
• General tonic. For the preparation of medicinal raw materials based on green nuts, you need 4 pieces of the fruit. They are washed, passed through a meat grinder and mixed with sugar or honey (0.5 kg). Store the resulting product in the refrigerator. For adults, it is recommended to add it to tea three times a day, as a substitute for sugar on the table. spoon. For children, a single amount is reduced to one or two teaspoons. spoons.

Bay four crushed green nuts 500 ml of boiling water, and insisting it in a thermos for two hours, get a decoction that helps with diarrhea and hypertension. Strained broth take one or two tables.spoons half an hour before meals one to two weeks up to 4 times a day. By regularly rinsing your mouth with this decoction, you can strengthen your teeth.

Tinctures based on unripe walnuts are most often alcohol and honey. An aqueous infusion is also made from green pericarp, effective for tuberculous lesions of the lymph nodes, skin and larynx.

To prepare an antihelminthic infusion on unripe nuts, take chopped green nuts (four tablespoons) and pour them with salted boiling water (a quarter of a spoon of salt per 200 ml of water). After insisting the remedy for 30 minutes, it is filtered, divided into small portions and drunk during the day.

Alcohol tincture on green walnut kernels helps with:

• helminthic invasions;
• liver diseases;
• osteochondrosis;
• hypertension;
• glomerulonephritis;
• tumors;
• diseases of the stomach;
• infertility, menopause, mastopathy;
• stress, depression, irritability, nervousness;
• atherosclerosis;
• colitis;
• exhaustion, loss of strength, beriberi, iodine deficiency, anemia;
• bone diseases;
• diseases of ENT organs, otitis media;
• brain diseases;
• radioactive exposure and other pathological conditions.

Preparing the tincture:

• chop 100 grams of nuts with a peel;
• put chopped nuts in a bottle;
• fill the container to the top with vodka and cork well;
• leave for a month by placing the bottle in a cool, dark place;
• strain;
• take courses - after one month, take a break for one week.

Application Features:

• For the treatment of polycystosis, the tincture is mixed with honey in the same proportion and insisted for 3 weeks in the refrigerator.You need to take the resulting remedy twice a day before meals for tea. spoon.
• An alcohol tincture made from honey and green nuts will help get rid of Giardia. She is taken by tea. spoon for one month, adding to tea three times a day.
• Also, this tincture is recommended for thyroid diseases. Take 30 to 40 drops up to 4 times a day 20 minutes before meals for a month.
• It is also effective in diabetes. Recommendations for dosage and duration of administration are the same as for thyroid diseases.
• Compresses with alcohol tincture will help get rid of heel spurs. Also, external use is recommended for radiculitis, joint diseases and osteochondrosis.

Green nuts (50 grams) are passed with a peel through a meat grinder and mixed with honey (half a kilogram). The remedy must be infused for a month, and then stored in the refrigerator. It is taken for lung cancer three times a day before meals for tea. spoon.

To make green nuts a useful remedy for any type of cancer, mix one glass of chopped nuts and honey, and then add 20 grams of iodine pharmacy tincture (5%), 1/2 cup of aloe leaves (crushed) and 20 grams of medical tar. All ingredients are mixed and infused for a day. For a course of treatment with such a remedy, you need three portions of it, then take a break for a month and repeat the treatment. Take the mixture is recommended for tea. spoon three times a day with warm water. It is optimal to drink the drug before meals for 20 minutes.

The pericarp of the unripe nut is used by veterinarians to treat joint and skin diseases in animals.

• A decoction of unripe nuts has been used for a long time - it was recommended by Hippocrates to take it for gastric or intestinal disorders.
• The property of unripe nuts boiled in milk to strengthen the stomach was revealed by the ancient Greek physician Galen.
• In Russia, healers recommended eating green nuts on an empty stomach, mixing them with honey and figs.
• French doctors during the Middle Ages prescribed a decoction of unripe nuts to patients with worms.
• In the treatises of Tibetan medicine, unripe nuts are mentioned as a remedy against malignant tumors.

Walnuts in mature form were considered by us in another article.