We all know that nuts are very healthy. They contain many nutrients, energy and vitamins. But do you know anything about nutshells? A few interesting facts about them were revealed to us by older people who don’t throw the shells away but keep them at home.
Walnut shells
The shells are chemically neutral biological materials that have no toxic effect on the human body or on the environment. However, people already knew their very useful properties in ancient times, which were used to treat and prevent various health problems.
Medicinal effects of walnut tea
Help with coughs and colds – treats even long-lasting or chronic coughs
Anti-inflammatory effects
Helps at the first signs of flu and congestion
Regulates blood sugar levels – help for diabetics
Strong tea – a decoction of walnut shells has a beneficial effect on ulcers
For beautiful and strong hair
Against hair loss
Beneficial effects on the skin
Suppresses the urge to smoke
For walnut tea:
shells from 12 walnuts,
half a liter of water,
Honey or stevia
You can prepare this tea in two ways.
First option:
According to the first recipe, thoroughly wash the walnut shells, pour half a liter of cold water over them and let them steep for preferably 12 hours. Before consuming this drink, boil the tea again for 5 minutes and sweeten to taste with honey or stevia.
Second option:
The second method is a bit faster – simply boil the walnut shells for 30 minutes and then let them steep for 15 minutes. Sweeten the still-warm tea to your taste with honey or stevia, drink it and immediately say goodbye to unpleasant coughing.
Diabetes
People in the past used shells to treat diabetes by drinking walnut shell tea (3-4 cups) for one whole day every 6 weeks. They repeated this treatment every 6 weeks.
Relieves coughs and colds
You will feel relief within two hours at the latest!
Keep them on hand in autumn and winter. For colds, flu symptoms, long-lasting cough and congestion they can help surprisingly quickly. You need the shells of 12 nuts, 500 ml of water and honey. Wash the shells, pour half a liter of water over them and let them steep for 12 hours. When you want to drink the tea, simply put everything on the heat, boil for 5 minutes and then strain and add honey. Drink like ordinary tea. The second method is to boil the walnut shells for 30 minutes without prior steeping and then let stand for 15 minutes. This tea is especially good for coughs.
For strong hair and against gray hair
A decoction of the shells is used to rinse hair. It can restore strength to hair, stop hair loss and gradually restore color to gray hair. It is also good to prepare a mask from the decoction and leave it on the hair for at least 20 minutes.
Teeth whitening
Shells ground to a powder added to toothpaste perfectly remove plaque and can visibly whiten teeth. Our ancestors knew this trick well.
Skin
If you add crushed nuts to your facial cleansing soap, the nuts will perfectly clean your pores, improve your complexion and perfectly remove makeup. However, be careful that the crushed nuts do not get into your eyes.
