Common Name: Black walnut
Latin Name: Juglans nigra
Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut family)
Parts used: green hulls, nuts, leaves, bark
Tissue or system affinity: skin, intestines
Taste: bitter, astringent
Energetics: cooling, drying
Actions: vermifuge, astringent, anti-fungal, mild laxative
Uses: all references here to use are associated with the green hulls => topically as tincture, salve or infused oil to get rid of skin yeast patches, skin fungus, ringworm; internally as a tea or tincture to expel parasites (please be in dialogue with clinical herbalist or doctor); for parasites, normally blended with herbs like cloves and wormwood; rids the digestive tract of fungal or yeast over-growths; can move impacted intestines; some herbalists use for Hashimoto’s and balancing thyroid function (black walnut has both iodine and selenium, balanced levels of these nutrients are necessary for proper thyroid function).
Other uses: the green hulls cut into chunks can also be used for a beautiful dark brown plant dye, watercolor, or ink; the nuts are tasty and a wild forage treat
Lindsay Kolasa 