Who did not like at a very young age to enjoy the delicious and healthy fruits of walnuts? In the Russian southern regions, this unique tree grew in almost every yard. In the Caucasus, a centuries-old tradition has been preserved when planting a child to plant green walnuts. The people learned to extract useful properties of this unique “tree of life” not only from its fruits, but also from roots, twigs and leaves.
A bit of history ...
Since time immemorial in biblical times, man has learned to strengthen his health, receive energy and vitality, having discovered the miraculous properties of this amazing plant. In ancient Babylon, priests forbade the use of walnuts for residents of the lower class, since they were intended only for the elect. The homeland of the Voloshsky nut is considered Iran, Asia Minor and Central Asia, Transcaucasia. He was brought to Russia from Greece, from where he got his second name.
What miraculous nutrients is green walnut rich in?
The beneficial properties of ripe fruits have been known for a long time: tasty kernels, walnut oil, which contains unsaturated fatty acids in abundance, have been used in cooking, cosmetology and medicine. Not only ripe fruits, but also nuts of milk ripeness often go to food. They can be used both raw and used in the preparation of national dishes, baking, the manufacture and decoration of confectionery. What is green walnut good for? “Food of the Gods” called this wonderful product, the composition of which is rich in healthy fats, proteins, vitamins: A, E, C, PP and group B, folic and nicotinic acids, mineral salts and other vital substances: magnesium, potassium, iron, iodine phosphorus. Green walnut is especially rich in various antioxidants.
The beneficial properties of unripe fruits were described in the writings of Hippocrates and Avicenna. The content of
vitamin C in the green walnut peel is 8 times higher than its content in black currant and 50 times higher in the famous lemons and other citrus fruits. This "youth vitamin" not only promotes cell regeneration, but also stimulates the immune system, increases the elasticity of blood vessels, prevents capillary fragility and is involved in the production of thyroid hormones. Unripe fruits of nuts are rich in carbohydrates - a source of energy and vitality, ripening, they turn into vegetable fats, which have the ability to strengthen immunity, lower cholesterol, cleanse the body of free radicals, maintain youth and beauty of the skin, healthy hair and nail strength.
What else is rich in green walnuts?
The benefits of green walnut in the fight against many diseases are irreplaceable. And all thanks to the content in the peel of its fruits, leaves, roots and stems of a natural antibiotic - juglone, which has a powerful antibacterial and antifungal effect. Wherever green walnut grows , its beneficial properties have a bactericidal effect on the environment, since volatile plants cleanse the space from pathogenic bacteria. The fruits of walnut during the period of milk ripeness are saturated with natural iodine. This plant, unlike others, not only stimulates the production of thyroid hormones with hypothyroidism, but also normalizes their number with increased secretion, neutralizing radioactive iodine. This property helps to improve intellectual abilities and actively resist stress.
What foods can be prepared from green walnuts?
A cure for thousands of diseases is called tincture, the main ingredient of which is green walnut. Useful properties of this “witch's potion” help with problems with the gastrointestinal tract and the genitourinary system, help cleanse the human body and normalize metabolism.
Jam from unripe walnuts is not only a favorite treat, but also a source of vitamins and a healing product. Compote is made from unique fruits, frayed with honey and sugar. All products made from green walnut have a tonic and anti-inflammatory, blood-purifying and choleretic, antiparasitic and hepatoprotective, antitumor and sedative effects.