Dried black walnut hulls are useful in a variety of ways, according to "The Herbal Home Remedy Book: Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups." For instance, you can grind them to prepare a tincture or herbal blend. Walnut trees are native to North America and produce black walnuts that are potent in juglone, an anti-parasitic agent that keeps bugs from infesting the walnuts on the tree. The same agent also offers therapeutic benefits to people.
Step 1
Cut away the green exterior of the black walnuts.
Step 2
Crack open the black walnut hull with a nutcracker.
Step 3
Place the black walnut hulls in a food dehydrator. If you don't have a food dehydrator, the book "Making Plant Medicine" advises placing the hulls on a cookie sheet in a dark, dry room.
Step 4
Assess the walnut hulls daily. When they have turned a deep brown, they are fully dry. This typically takes two to three days when using a food dehydrator, and four to five days when placing the walnut hulls on a cookie sheet.
Things You'll Need
- Knife
- Food dehydrator
- Nutcracker
References
- "The Herbal Home Remedy Book: Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups"; Joyce A. Wardwell; 1998
- "Making Plant Medicine"; Richo Cech, Sena K. Cech, and Anne Gunter; 2000
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