Composition, properties and use of walnut shells
Autumn is the harvest season. The nut is no exception, everyone loves the original taste of the core of the hazelnut. But most of it is a tough shell that can be used for medicinal purposes. In addition, it contains a large amount of useful substances used in medicine. But before preparation and use, you should determine if there are any contraindications for using the product.
Content:
- Shell composition and properties
- Application and recipes
- Harm and contraindications
- Procurement and storage
Shell composition and properties
The scraps from the tasty hazel kernel are packed with nutrients. The following elements are distinguished in the structure of the shells:
- Ash - 1.64%
- Protein - 2.53%
- Fiber - 60.9%
- Fat - 0.81%
- Extractive substances - 35.64%
Thanks to this list, it is revealed that the dense skin from the nut contains an increased level of fiber, nutritious for the body. Therefore, the drugs produced on its basis are endowed with such healing power.
Infusion on waste from walnuts is used to treat the following diseases:
- Insomnia and sleep disturbances.
- In case of insufficient functioning of the thyroid gland.
- With inflammatory processes of the upper layers of the epidermis.
- To reduce inflammation of the blood vessels.
- To reduce elevated plasma cholesterol levels in humans and eliminate atherosclerotic plaques.
- To lower high blood pressure.
In addition, positive results with the use of funds are detected in the treatment of the musculoskeletal system, bronchitis, as well as diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Recipes from the shell quickly remove toxic toxins from the body, reduce the intoxication of the whole body.
On the basis of a nutshell, preparations are being developed with the help of which polyps are treated, as well as diseases of the genitourinary system.
If you use all the recommendations correctly, you can whiten your teeth at home. Walnut infusions allow you to permanently remove excess vegetation from the skin. In addition, funds obtained from walnut shells are successfully used in dermatology for the treatment of skin diseases. Such drugs allow to eliminate acne, purulent inflammation, and also contributes to the rapid regeneration of the skin with prolonged suppuration of open wounds.
Application and recipes
When the shell is infused, its active substances pass into a liquid, and all anti-inflammatory and antibacterial qualities are transmitted from the dense structure. Tincture of alcohol from the upper surface from walnuts is used to treat varicose veins as compresses on the affected areas of the limbs.
When preparing an aqueous solution, as well as a solution on vodka from ground raw materials, the resulting infusion is recommended for use as a medicine for internal use for the therapy of thrombosis. Also, such a drug is used to treat other diseases of blood vessels and capillaries.
There are the following areas in which walnut-based medicines have the most positive results:
- For removing plaque and calculus.Infusions and decoctions quickly soften and remove plaque from enamel with a brush. As a result, the teeth return to their original whiteness. And the available antibacterial properties of the product. For a long period, they prevent the appearance of new plaque.
- For the skin - removes dead and keratinized areas of the upper layers of the epidermis from the upper layers. Improves skin regeneration, helps to neutralize skin imperfections, heals wounds and removes cosmetic defects in the form of scars.
- To strengthen the hairline - decoctions help restore the hair structure, return the original shade. And also have a positive effect when dyeing hair with dyes, consolidating the effect obtained. Thanks to this effect, the hair acquires a permanent color for a long period of time.
There are some recipes for the preparation of a medicinal substance:
- From 14 walnuts, the top shell is taken, placed in a bottle with 500 ml of vodka, closed well and placed in a dark place. It should be insisted for 7 days, periodically shaking the consistency. After the infusion, it is recommended to use it for diseases of atherosclerosis, chronic bronchitis, in the presence of salt deposits in the kidneys and joints, as well as with a strong slagging of the body and for the treatment of cysts.
- 6 tbsp. l. shells are poured into 0.5 liters. vodka or alcohol. The infusion should be kept for a week. It is used to treat the thyroid gland, 1 tbsp. before eating, but no more than 3 times a day.
- The shell of 1 kg of walnuts is poured into 1.5 liters. steep boiling water, brought to a bubbling state and boiled for 5-7 minutes. The coarse ingredients are eliminated, the liquid is filtered and used for douching in the treatment of cervical erosion. In this case, water should be taken 10 times more than the resulting broth.
Thus, many unknown therapeutic actions can be achieved through the use of walnut shells, which are usually thrown away.
Harm and contraindications
You should not use various medicines prepared on the basis of the solid surface of nuts without the advice of your attending physician. With uncontrolled use, not only serious consequences can be identified, but also contraindications for use:
- First of all, it is prohibited to administer preparations from the shell to people with increased rates of lymph clotting. Should not be consumed by patients with bowel disorders. Patients with increased body weight are prohibited from introducing more than 30 grams into the body. funds.
- Take infusions with caution, there is a possibility of provoking an allergic reaction. It manifests itself almost immediately after the drug is injected into the digestive organs. An inflamed rash appears on the body, severe itching. Swelling of the lips, larynx, tongue may occur. Dizziness and nasal congestion are common. Shortness of breath is fixed in such cases.
- Some cases are characterized by delayed onset of side effects. A person has constant fatigue and depression. Chronic intestinal problems appear in the form of constipation or, conversely, loose stools.
- Improper use of traditional medicines can lead to spasms of blood capillaries in the brain, inflammation of the tonsils and their significant increase for no reason.
- Higher dosages often provoke diathesis, stomatitis, or urticaria. In addition, an irregular dosage leads to the development of acute forms of colitis, eczema and psoriasis.
Procurement and storage
To prepare for safekeeping walnuts and the shell itself should be carried out a number of necessary activities after harvest. Drying required:
- Outdoors - sprinkle nuts on a non-soaking cloth and place them in a single layer in the open sun.In this state, they should be kept for 3-6 days, constantly stirring for calcination from all sides.
- Indoors, in the attic - it is laid out on shelves or tables in a room where fresh air is constantly circulating.
- In the oven - the laid out fruits are calcined in the oven at a temperature not exceeding 45 degrees. The duration of the process is 3 hours with the cabinet door open. After the time has elapsed, the temperature rises to 70 degrees for 30 minutes. After that, you should take out all the fruits and let them cool down on their own.
The readiness of the fruits is checked in such a way that the inner component of the kernels is not rubber, but dry and dense. If there are wet residues and a "rubbery" taste, the nuts should be dried.
The last step for long-term storage is placing the nuts in proper containers. So that neither the fruits nor the shells lose their useful elements, the fruits must be placed in mesh bags or baskets. This is necessary so that moisture does not collect inside the container, provoking damage to the crop. After that, all containers with the harvest are placed in a cool place - the cellar. When performing all stages of harvesting and preparation, such fruits are stored for 2 years.
Thus, walnut shells have been shown to have a number of beneficial properties.
To obtain a therapeutic effect, you need to know how to correctly follow the recipe and how much to use for a specific disease. But when using it, it should be determined whether the patient has contraindications. Otherwise, there is an opportunity to acquire serious health impairments.
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Walnut in general is very useful, but I learned about the fact that the shell is used for the first time. I know that the inner membranes also insist, there is a lot of iodine in them. It is taken according to a special scheme for many diseases.
I did not think that nutshells have such medicinal properties. I always threw it out. It's good that it helps with varicose veins, but, you can, after all, not only apply compresses, but also drink this tincture.
Yes, live and learn. Reasonable people do not throw away anything and use it in the household. I also did not know that you can use walnut shells. I was especially interested in the fact that the infusion is used for insomnia.
Our neighbor threw out a lot of walnut shells, I have never heard that people were treated with shells, of course I heard a lot about nuts, they are used a lot where.
Walnut shells can be used as natural drainage for indoor plants. You fall asleep at the bottom of the pot, on top of the soil. Expanded clay is expensive, and foam, I heard, is harmful.