BLACK WALNUT JUGLANS NIGRA

BLACK WALNUT (Juglans nigra L.) +

Activities (Black Walnut):
- Alterative (f; NUT); Anti-HIV (f; APA); Antiseptic (1; FAD); Antitumor (1; APA; HAD); Antiviral (1; APA); Astringent (1; APA; PED); Depurative (f; DEM); Diaphoretic (f; NUT); Emetic (f; FAD); Fungicide (1; FAD); Hemostat (1; FAD); Herbicide (1; HAD); Insecticide (1; FAD); Laxative (f; DEM; FAD; WAM); Parasiticide (1; WAM); Vermifuge (f; FAD); Vulnerary (f; FAD).

Indications (Black Walnut):
- Ague (f; NUT); Alopecia (f; NUT); Bedbug (1; FAD); Biliousness (f; DEM); Bleeding (1; FAD; NUT); Bruise (f; PED); Chill (f; DEM); Colic (f; FAD); Constipation (f; FAD; WAM); Dermatosis (f; NUT); Diarrhea (1; APA); Dysentery (f; DEM); Enterosis (f; DEM);Fever (f; NUT); Fungus (1; FAD); Gangrene (f; NUT); Goiter (f; DEM); Headache (f; DEM); Hemorrhoid (1; APA; PED); Herpes (f; NUT); High Blood Pressure (f; DEM); HIV (f; APA); Hypothyroidism (1; PED); Infection (1; FAD); Inflammation (f; DEM; FAD); Itch (f; DEM); Leprosy (f; NUT); Mycosis (1; APA; FAD); Parasite (1; WAM); Pharyngosis (1; APA); Quincy (f; NUT); Ringworm (1; APA; DEM; FAD); Scrofula (f; NUT); Smallpox (f; DEM); Snakebite (f; DEM); Sore (1; DEM; FAD; FNF); Sore Throat (1; APA); Stomatosis (1; APA); Toothache (f; DEM; FAD); Tumor (1; APA; HAD); Virus (1; APA; NUT); Worm (1; DEM; FAD; PED); Wound (1; PED). 

Dosages (Black Walnut):
- 10 - 20 drops fluid extract/day (APA); 495 mg hull capsules 3 ×/day (APA); 2 - 3 tsp fresh fruit rind (PED); 1 - 1.5 g dry fruit rind (PED); 1 g dry fruit, 5 ml alcohol/5 ml water (PED).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Black Walnut):
- Class 2d. Juglone is mutagenic. External carcinogenic effects noted after chronic use of Juglans regia, which contains juglone (AHP). Should not be used for more than a few weeks at a time (WAM). ntisetic; contains tannins and iodine. No side effects reported (TMA, 1996). Our second-best source of dietary serotonin, quickly broken down in the gut (where there are serotonin receptors). The combination of tannin, with all its pesticidal activities and juglone, may be pretty potent.