Post by SAR01 on Oct 31, 2018 13:40:56 GMT -5
How to make an Iodine tincture with black walnut hulls
Directions are towards the bottom of the article...
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During the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the areas in the fallout zone ran out of potassium iodide and seaweed sources of iodine. They used black walnut tincture as an iodine supplement by painting people’s knee skin with it. It was effective in preventing radiation poisoning of the thyroid in those treated with it. (That’s iodine on the glove). Walnut hulls are also a good source of vitamin C, which helps your body release toxins.
How to make a black walnut tincture
The green hull is the part that herbalists are most interested in. It’s important when making a black walnut tincture to use the hulls before they turn black or become bruised. So choose walnuts that are a little under-ripe for best results.
I used the walnuts that I had which were about half fully ripe and half were under ripe. All the flesh was green with only a few flecks of brown. The hulls were about a ¼ inch thick and quite fleshy, with a strong iodine smell. You’ll recognize that smell when you cut into one. It smells just like the iodine that is sold for veterinary wound care.
During the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the areas in the fallout zone ran out of potassium iodide and sea weed sources of iodine. They used black walnut tincture as an iodine supplement by painting people's knee skin with it. It was effective in preventing radiation poisoning of the thyroid in those treated with it.
Black walnut hulls are a strong natural source of iodine. They are nourishing to the thyroid, especially where seaweed is hard to source. Take note of where you can find black walnut trees growing near you. This may be helpful, should you ever find yourself in need of iodine to protect from nuclear radiation, especially radioactive iodine, which can be absorbed by your thyroid in a situation where you are iodine deficient.
During the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the areas in the fallout zone ran out of potassium iodide and seaweed sources of iodine. They used black walnut tincture as an iodine supplement by painting people’s knee skin with it. It was effective in preventing radiation poisoning of the thyroid in those treated with it. (That’s iodine on the glove). Walnut hulls are also a good source of vitamin C, which helps your body release toxins.
During the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the areas in the fallout zone ran out of potassium iodide and sea weed sources of iodine. They used black walnut tincture as an iodine supplement by painting people's knee skin with it. It was effective in preventing radiation poisoning of the thyroid in those treated with it.
Black walnut hulls are antifungal and anti-parasitic, especially for intestinal parasites. They are also an antimicrobial, blood cleansing, detoxifying tonic. They have some sedative properties.
However, they are not an herbal supplement that should be taken daily. Black walnut hulls can be used externally to help with warts and herpes. To use it as an iodine supplement paint the tincture on the skin of the knees, rather than taking it internally.
It can be used as an antiviral, antifungal or to expel parasites when taken internally. However, because it is such a powerful supplement its use should be limited to no more than 2 weeks at a time.
Black Walnut Tincture recipe
Yield 5 – 100 ml bottles
During the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the areas in the fallout zone ran out of potassium iodide and sea weed sources of iodine. They used black walnut tincture as an iodine supplement by painting people's knee skin with it. It was effective in preventing radiation poisoning of the thyroid in those treated with it.
Ingredients:
10 to 12 black walnut hulls
3 to 4 cups of 40% or higher proof vodka
1-quart jar
5 amber glass bottles with dropper lids
Method:
Fill a quart jar with fresh black walnut hulls. Pour 40% vodka over them. Generally, an herbalist would use an alcohol of at least 50% or 100 proof for this preparation, but where I live you can’t easily find vodka with a higher alcohol percentage. The tincture is still strong enough even with a lower alcohol percentage.
Cap tightly. Label and date the jar. Shake the jar once a day or as often as you think of it. After 6 weeks, strain the jar contents, reserving the liquid. Press the spent walnut hulls with a potato ricer or other press, to capture as much of the tincture as possible. Discard the walnut hulls. Pour the completed tincture into amber glass bottles. Cap with a dropper lid.
Label and date. The tincture will be good for years. Iodine is very stable.
The normal dosage of this tincture is very low since the herbal remedy is so strong. 15 drops can be taken in water, 3 times a day. To use it as an iodine supplement it’s just as effective to paint the skin with it as it is to take it orally.
During the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the areas in the fallout zone ran out of potassium iodide and sea weed sources of iodine. They used black walnut tincture as an iodine supplement by painting people's knee skin with it. It was effective in preventing radiation poisoning of the thyroid in those treated with it.
Standard herbal preparation
The tincture is 1:2 in 50% alcohol, the Usual supplement is 15 drops 3 to 4 times daily. (20 drops is equal to 1 ml).
Contraindications: It shouldn’t be used by those allergic to tree nuts, or by pregnant or nursing mothers.
Don't compost those black walnut hulls! Make an herbal supplement instead.
(Talk to your holistic health professional for personal recommendations — this is for information and educational purposes only.)
If you are looking for nuts for planting and you live in the USA, my friend Janet, of Timber Creek Farm, has black walnuts available for sale, seasonally. Check out her Etsy store for more information.
Other uses for black walnut include making natural dyes and homemade ink.