Stem plant
Juglandaceae, walnut tree.
Medicinal drug
Juglandis folium – walnut leaves.
Ingredients
- Tannins
- 1,4-Naphtoquinones: juglone
- Flavonoids
- Phenolic carboxylic acids
- Essential oil
Effects
Astringent: astringent and tanning.
Indications for use
- For skin diseases as an astringent, for external use, as a bath, poultice.
- Excessive sweating
- At Easter to dye eggs
Dosage
As infusion
Adverse effects
Nuts are often poorly tolerated: aphthae, worsening of a map tongue
