The efficacy, function and eating method of walnut skin

Walnut skin is actually the green skin on the outside of the walnut. Although walnut skin looks inconspicuous, it actually has high value, especially in medicinal use. So what are the effects and functions of walnut peel? How can walnut skins be used?

1: After the walnut peel is dried, it can be used in traditional Chinese medicine preparations to relax the meridians, soften blood vessels, and has a good anti-cancer effect.

The green-looking, freshly picked walnut skin has the effects of reducing swelling and relieving pain, clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It not only has anti-inflammatory effects, but also has certain insecticidal and antipruritic effects.

In terms of sterilization, walnut peel also has its unique features. It has a good therapeutic effect, especially for gastrointestinal inflammation or bacterial infection of the gastrointestinal tract.

For external use, walnut peel can also be used to prepare medicines for treating psoriasis and tinea capitis.

1: Boiling water with walnut skin is effective in treating pharyngitis. Soak the walnut skin with wine and seal it for 10 days before eating. Take it every time you have stomachache to relieve stomach pain, gastric neuralgia, etc. Therefore, walnut skin is edible, but it should not be eaten blindly.

Some people also use walnut peels to dye their hair, but this is also a folk remedy. Mash fresh walnut skins with an equal amount of tadpoles into a paste, then apply it evenly on the white hair. After about an hour, wash it off, and the white hair will tend to turn black.

In terms of medicinal use, it has a good therapeutic effect in softening blood vessels and anti-cancer. Green walnut skin also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic, removing dampness and heat, reducing swelling, and killing insects and antipruritic drugs. It can be used for chronic tracheitis, diarrhea, dysentery, leucorrhea, red eyes, acute gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, gynecological inflammation, conjunctivitis, sty, etc., and can be used externally to treat tinea capitis, psoriasis, etc.