Walnut shells - the healing properties of the halves that are usually thrown away
Our ancestors knew about it and used it to treat various diseases. Walnut shells, medicinal properties and useful composition of this product are appreciated not only in folk medicine. It is included in many drugs. Not only kernels are valuable, but also the shell. It contains no less trace elements than the nuts themselves.
Walnut shells - medicinal properties
Water or alcoholic tinctures, decoctions are made from the shell, or they are ground into powder. They are sprinkled on wounds or used to make a paste, and even taken orally.
Shell-based preparations have a number of medicinal properties, namely:
- normalize hormones, blood pressure and blood glucose levels;
- improve memory;
- increase the overall tone;
- relieve inflammation and kill bacteria;
- heal wounds and bruises;
- have a beneficial effect on the work of the heart and blood vessels;
- prevent thyroid diseases by saturating it with iodine.
Diseases that shells heal
Tinctures and decoctions from the shell can be used for complex treatment:
- diabetes;
- varicose veins;
- gastritis;
- diarrhea;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- gynecological problems;
- colds and skin diseases;
- with pain in the joints and spine.
Contraindications for use
The main thing to consider before starting treatment is the presence allergies on a nut. It is on the list of foods that can cause severe allergic reactions. If the reaction of the body is unknown, it is necessary to take the first time the dose of the medicine, halved.
Nausea, swelling, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, or a rash and itching on the body are signs of allergies. In this case, shell treatment is contraindicated.
You can not use walnuts in the presence of acute diseases:
- intestines;
- pancreas;
- and also with increased blood clotting.
When treating with shells, the dosage should be strictly observed. Its excess threatens with urticaria, diathesis or stomatitis. And too long treatment can have side effects. This is constipation or diarrhea, drowsiness, nausea.