Unripe walnuts, which have not yet thrown off their green clothes, are often used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. Various marinades, compotes and preserves, as well as honey and alcohol tinctures, are prepared from them. For these purposes, green nuts are harvested in late spring – early summer, when they have not yet passed the stage of milk maturity and reach 2.5 cm in diameter. In such fruits, the core and peel are still relatively soft. It is quite possible to pierce them with a toothpick or a needle. Green walnuts, the tincture of which helps with various diseases, are collected at the time of their maximum saturation with useful substances. For medical use, pericarp is harvested at the time of harvest - in the fall. In this case, the harvested part is cut into two halves, and then dried in a warm room at a temperature of 30-40 C. Fully dried pericarp can be stored in a simple paper bag for up to 2 years.
Green walnuts : tincture and its use
In its unripe state,
walnuts contain a huge amount of vitamin C, as well as vitamins of groups B, E and PP. In addition, it contains a huge amount of carotene, iodine and protein, as well as various aromatic compounds. Green peel is a very valuable medical raw material. It produces a huge variety of different ointments and tinctures. The people have long used this tool to relieve muscle weakness and overcome the effects of overwork. Treatment with tincture of green walnut leaves in the darkness of time. Useful properties of this plant were used by doctors of all countries of the Ancient and Ancient worlds. If you mix peel juice with honey, you get an excellent antitumor, antiulcer, blood purifying agent. A mixture of honey and chopped unripe walnut perfectly strengthens the immune system, and the powder, prepared from carefully dried and chopped pericarp, helps to heal abrasions and perfectly stops
nosebleeds.Green walnuts: tincture and its preparation
For the treatment of metabolic disorders, various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver diseases, getting rid of worms and a huge number of diseases, many doctors and healers recommend using a tool such as tincture of green walnut. The use of this wonderful remedy will help not only get rid of a bunch of diseases and strengthen immunity, but also improve overall well-being and mood. For its preparation, carefully washed and cut into 4-6 parts nuts are placed in a glass vessel and filled with alcohol or vodka. After this, the jar is closed with a lid and placed in a dark place where it stays until the liquid acquires a uniform brown color. For use, the necessary part is poured into a separate vessel, after which the remainder is poured with alcohol or vodka and sent to infuse further. Green walnuts, the tincture of which is obtained in this way, can be used a large number of times before they completely lose their useful properties.