The efficacy and function of walnut bark

Walnut bark can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements, but also help regulate various functions of the body. It also has high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about walnut bark.

[Source] It is the bark of walnut , a plant of the Juglandaceae family.

【Chemical composition】 Contains β-sitosterol and betulin. It also contains gallic tannin and a small amount of glycosides. It also contains inorganic salts of calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron and phosphorus.

[Properties and flavors] Chongqing Herbal Medicine: "It tastes bitter and is poisonous."

[Functions and indications] Treat watery dysentery, scrotal wind, leprosy nodules, and itching all over the body.

【Usage and Dosage】 For oral administration: decoction. For external use: decoct in water for washing or grind into powder for application.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat renal cystic wind: half a catty of walnut bark and half a catty of hemp willow leaves. Boil water and add a little salt for washing. (Chongqing Herbs)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From Kaibao Materia Medica

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of walnut bark. In fact, it has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.