Walnut shell - use in folk medicine, in the garden, in the garden + Photo
Rich in iodine, glycosides, alkaloids and organic acids, Walnut shell is used in the treatment of many diseases and ailments, widely used in the garden and vegetable garden, also common in cosmetology…
What is useful walnut shell
Walnuts are a useful and tasty product. Fans of this nutritious delicacy will sooner or later face the question - how to use a walnut shell. First, where to put stocks resemble tortoiseshell shells, - for your own health, because they are a valuable source of nutrients and are used to treat diseases:
- excessive or insufficient activity of the thyroid gland
- high blood pressure
- insomnia
- high blood cholesterol and atherosclerotic problems
- inflammation of the veins, soft tissues and skin
They are also used to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, bronchopulmonary system, as well as to cleanse the body of salts and toxins. The property of walnut shell to cleanse the body of radioactive elements has been proved. Drugs from it are recommended to use to eliminate inflammation in the genitourinary system, cystic formations, polyps.
At home, you can safely and gently whiten teeth with walnut peel, as well as remove excess vegetation from the body. Also means, which include walnut shell, are used in dermatology - they have astringents, disinfectant and anti-inflammatory action, which allows you to use them to treat purulent rashes, acne and wounds do not heal for a long time.
Walnut shells - recipes for health
Tinctures are used to get rid of diseases, which include only alcohol and walnut shells, applications and recipes may be different, consider the most popular of them:
- Shell from 14 nuts are crushed and poured into a bottle 0,5 l of vodka, insist week in the dark, periodically shaking and taking a tablespoon in the morning before breakfast with atherosclerosis, slagging of the body, chronic bronchitis, deposition of salts in the joints and kidneys
- Partitions from the shell of walnuts in quantity 6 tablespoons are poured 0,5 l of vodka, insist in the dark for a week - this tincture is taken for diseases of the thyroid gland (on a tablespoon before meals no more than three times a day), with colitis (on 10 drops three times daily before meals), or intestinal polyps (on a teaspoon after meals three times a day)
- The partitions of the shell are filled with vodka in proportion 1: 1 and insist week. Filtered tincture is taken three times daily before meals for diabetes and poor circulation in the brain
Any of these tinctures will help alleviate the condition of sciatica, arthritis, osteochondrosis of the spine, they rub problem areas, then wrap them in woolen cloth.
It is important to know! Walnut shell, the use of compounds from it can provoke an exacerbation of pancreatitis, psoriasis, neurodermatitis. At these diseases it is impossible to use them.
Another group of tools, where the walnut shell goes, - decoctions and infusions in water. It is recommended to use them externally for douching in gynecological diseases, as well as stomatitis and gingivitis. Walnut shell is very useful for teeth - if you regularly rinse your mouth with a decoction of it, can eliminate inflammatory processes and tartar, remove dark plaque, prevent the formation of caries. You can brush your teeth with a decoction of walnuts every morning and evening - it does not harm the enamel and gums.
To prepare the broth, need a shell from 10 walnuts and a liter of water. The ingredients are mixed and boiled until then, until the liquid turns dark brown. The resulting broth is filtered, and diluted before use 10 ml of broth in a glass of clean water, and used for rinsing and douching.
To clear the skin of excess vegetation, need ash from walnut shells. It is diluted with water to a viscous slurry, and applied in place, where hairs grow on 10-15 minutes. It is especially useful to use walnuts against facial hair, as this tool has no side effects and does not cause irritation.
Walnut shell - use in the garden and vegetable garden
The problem is often discussed at the forums of gardeners and gardeners, so useful to use walnut shells in the garden. It is considered, its alkaloids and resinous compounds suppress the beneficial microflora in the soil. That is why walnut shell is often used as fuel, and then its ash is added to the soil as a natural fertilizer. This method of application is good, but you can find a more useful use of such waste in horticulture, walnut shell can be used for several purposes:
- for mulching the soil under flowers and trees
- for the design of garden paths
- to improve soil structure
Before using the hard shells of nuts must be crushed. It is necessary to pay attention to the particle size. Example, walnut shell for mulching should be crushed into crumbs up to 5 mm It must be laid in a layer 5 cm, otherwise weeds will sprout through it.
For the design of garden paths use larger fragments - on 10-15 mm. That the shell gradually did not go into the ground, it is recommended to remove turf, then cover the surface of future tracks with non-woven black material, and already on it to pour the crushed shell a layer from 10 cm and well seal the pedestrian zone.
If you use a walnut shell as fertilizer, its particles must be no more 1-2 mm in diameter. They should be made in small quantities, to 2 glasses per square meter. If there are fears, that walnut shell will adversely affect the microbiological composition of the soil, you can fill it in a compost pile.
Ordinary walnut shell is used in many areas. Folk and official medicine, body care and gardening - everywhere its benefits have been proven in practice. Not to be disappointed in this product, it is important not to overdo it, because the shell contains a large number of biologically active substances, which in excess of the norms can cause various problems.
