Official name: Common walnut

Latin name: Juglans regia L.

German name:  Echter WalnuBbaum

Description: The Common walnut is a tree of the Nut family (Juglandaceae), order Fagales, up to 30m high, with a trunk diameter of up to 2m, with a wide, highly branched crown and a deep root system. It grown best up to 700-800m above sea level. The leaves are large, have a strong characteristic smell and an astringent, slightly astringent taste. The flowers are unisexual, the fruit is spherical or ovoid, with a fleshy green outer shell and a hard, woody, wrinkled inner shell. Blooms from April to May.

Part used: The leaves (Folia Juglandis), the fruit (Fructus Juglandis), the unripe dried fruit and the outer green covering of the fruit (Cortex Juglandii fructibus) are used.

Harvest time: The leaves of the walnut (Folia Juglandis) are harvested in June and July. The fruit picking time (Fructus Juglandis) is from September to November.

Chemical composition/Content and properties: Walnuts are rich in proteins, fats, tannins and bitter substances, melatonin, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and other mineral salts. B-group vitamins, fiber and a whole range of trace elements. Walnuts are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. Green walnuts are rich in vitamin C. Walnut leaves contain juglone, which has a strong antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect and gives them a specific smell. The green fruit shell of the walnut contains fruit acids, inoside, alpha and beta-hydrojuglone, tannins, vitamin C, etc. The thin shell that surrounds the fresh walnut kernel has a much stronger antioxidant properties than the walnut itself.

Medicinal action and application: Due to its chemical composition, the different parts of the walnut are used to treat tuberculosis and eczema, to reduce blood pressure, to strengthen the nervous system, to strengthen memory and the ability to concentrate, to delay diseases such as Alzheimer’s, to reducing oxidative stress in the body and delaying the signs of aging. Eating raw walnut supports the growth of bone and connective tissue. The bark of the walnut has an anthelmintic effect. Walnuts have a strengthening effect on the bone system, relieve heart disorders, vision disorders and improve the condition of those suffering from diabetes. Applied externally, walnut oil softens wrinkles, erases scars, lightens pigment spots and dark circles under the eyes, moisturizes and softens dry skin. Decoction of walnut leaves is used externally for washing wounds, skin diseases, white discharge, inflammation of the eyes, hemorrhoids and hair loss.

Possibilities to offer at the customer’s request:

“Vesselino” LTD offers its customers the herb in the following varieties”

• Leaf (Folia Juglandis) - whole, cut, crushed, in the form of powder
• peel (Cortex Juglandis fructibus)  - whole, cut, crushed, in the form of powder

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