Walnut leaves can be used as medicinal materials and have high nutritional value. They are sold in pharmacies or hospitals. So can walnut leaves be eaten? What are the benefits of soaking feet with walnut leaves and mugwort together? .
Can walnut leaves be eaten?
Walnut leaves can be eaten. Because of their special smell, walnut leaves are mistakenly considered poisonous by people. In fact, walnut leaves have the effects of reducing swelling and detoxifying.
1. Nature and flavor: bitter, astringent, flat. poisonous.
2. Efficacy: detoxification and swelling reduction. Used for elephant skin species, excessive leucorrhea, and scabies.
3. Usage: Apply an appropriate amount for external use, mash the fresh product and apply it to the affected area. Usually go outdoors for more exercise to enhance your physical fitness. Don't be greedy for spicy food and smoke less alcohol.
The effect of soaking feet with walnut leaves and mugwort together
Soaking feet with water from walnut leaves can prevent foot mites and athlete's foot. Mugwort has the functions of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, and expelling dampness and cold. Using mugwort for foot soaking at night can dredge meridians and speed up metabolism. Recommendation: The foot soaking time should not be too long, 20 to 30 minutes is appropriate, as long as the back of the body is damp and beads of sweat form on the forehead. If you don't sweat when you soak your feet, don't do it for a long time. Soaking your feet a few times will improve it.
Efficacy of walnut leaves
Walnut leaves, also called walnut leaves, are the leaves of walnut, a plant in the Juglandaceae family. Its nature is flat, and its taste is bitter and astringent. It has the effects of detoxifying and reducing swelling, astringing and stopping bandages, clearing away heat and killing insects, and is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. It has a therapeutic effect on symptoms such as increased leucorrhea, elephant skin legs, and scabies. Moreover, walnut leaves have a killing effect on Leptospira. In addition, the water extract of walnut leaves has a strong bactericidal effect on Bacillus diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis. It has a weak bactericidal effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae, Bacillus subtilis, etc.
Nutritional value of walnut leaves
Walnut leaves contain flavonoids, walnut leaf quinone, gallic acid, gallic acid, elaidic acid, α- and β-pinene, and limonene , 1,8-cineole, α-hydrojuglone glucoside, β-carotene, juglone, quercetin-3-α-L-arabinoside, hyperoside and polyphenol complex. And contains 5-hydroxytryptamine.
1. The polyphenol complex contained in walnut leaves has good anti-inflammatory effects.
2. The flavonoids in walnut leaves have the effect of lowering blood pressure.
3. The water extract of walnut leaves and purified walnut leaf quinone can neutralize tetanus and diphtheria toxin in vitro.