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We all know how healthy and tasty ripe walnuts are. Few, however, know what amazing properties walnuts have when they are green, that is, right in this period – June / July. Green walnuts and the leaves and young walnut leaves have long been used to make a variety of products for beauty and health. We’ll advise you how best to use them and what they can actually do.
Green walnuts and health
Green walnuts are not only a real delicacy, but they are also exceptionally healthy. They contain a large amount of vitamin C, strengthen immunity and detoxify. They help against fatigue and depression, detoxify the body, strengthen the liver and stomach, cleanse the blood and the lining of the esophagus, and also support the elimination of heavy metals. They also work excellently against headaches and menstrual problems. Oil from dried green walnuts, in turn, strengthens hair and reduces dandruff. Jam made from green walnuts, on the other hand, revitalizes and refreshes tired skin.
But it’s good to consume green walnuts not only for their health-beneficial properties but also for culinary experiences: they are the perfect side dish to meat, as an ingredient in vegetable salads, and they are also excellent in fruit salads.
Healing oil for the skin
It nourishes the skin and is also used to improve healing of burns and scars.
Preparation:
- Prepare 7 green walnuts, 2 carrots, olive oil (or another oil).
- Quarter the walnuts, grate the carrots.
- Place them in a bottle and pour in olive oil, close the bottle and leave it for about a month in the sun; the oil will acquire a dark color.
- The oil also helps with psoriasis, eczema, wrinkles, age spots, herpes.
Honey from green walnuts
In this case the honey acts primarily as a preservative. The effects of the walnut help with anemia, poor blood count, sore throat, respiratory diseases (especially bronchitis), hypothyroidism.
Preparation:
- Prepare 40 green walnuts, which you cut into quarters.
- Put them into a glass bottle, pour in 1/2 L of honey, close the bottle.
- Let stand for 40 days (not in the sun, for example in the pantry); take 1 teaspoon in the morning (on an empty stomach).
- The walnuts will break down and release their juice; the consistency will be like a syrup.
Green walnut liqueur
This popular delicacy is drunk for reduced thyroid function, for digestive tract ailments (stomach pain, ulcers), for headaches, for menstrual pain, or just to improve mood.
Preparation:
- Prepare 1 L of homemade spirit, 12 green walnuts, 400 g of sugar, 4 cloves, 5 coffee beans, 2 packets of vanilla sugar, 1 organic lemon.
- Wash the walnuts, cut them in half, slice the lemon into rounds.
- Put everything into the bottle, mix, close well and leave in the sun for 40 days.
- Occasionally shake the bottle so the sugar dissolves and everything blends well – do not open the bottle so the alcohol does not evaporate.
- Then strain and take by the spoonful or as an aperitif with a cube of ice – remember that it is alcohol, so always in moderation.
Tea from young walnut leaves
Young walnut leaves contain tannins; the best effects come from fresh leaves, but they can also be dried. The tea is drunk for digestive tract problems, for diarrhea, for wounds that heal poorly, for gynecological problems /discharges/, but also as a compress for inflamed eyes; if you have acne problems, you can wash with it as well.
Preparation:
- Chop the leaves finely,
- Pour 2 dl of boiling water over 1 tablespoon of leaves
- Let steep for 2 hours, then strain.
- Drink 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.
Against foot sweating
Preparation:
- In 2 liters of water add 5 tablespoons of chopped leaves together with oak bark,
- boil for about 10 minutes.
- Wash the feet in the lukewarm bath and let them dry.
