Black Walnuts aka Juglans nigra L. After the storms this weekend I have black walnuts falling all down my driveway and in the garden. Black walnut tincture is old folk medicine. It's described in detail in the books I reference here...
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/herbal-medicine-books-peanut-recommends.6745/
I was searching tonight for really good web-based reference material. I'd never heard of this lady (Ms Ashley) but read her post on black walnuts in detail. Her descriptions of all its uses are thorough and well written.
https://practicalselfreliance.com/black-walnut-tincture/
I've made black walnut powder a couple of times. Thankfully I've never had occasion to use it. It's a straight forward simple process as is making tincture.
If I get time this week I’ll make some tincture.
Here is the USDA complete profile on Black Walnut
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUNI
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/herbal-medicine-books-peanut-recommends.6745/
I was searching tonight for really good web-based reference material. I'd never heard of this lady (Ms Ashley) but read her post on black walnuts in detail. Her descriptions of all its uses are thorough and well written.
https://practicalselfreliance.com/black-walnut-tincture/
I've made black walnut powder a couple of times. Thankfully I've never had occasion to use it. It's a straight forward simple process as is making tincture.
If I get time this week I’ll make some tincture.
Here is the USDA complete profile on Black Walnut
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUNI