Walnut meat isWalnut KernelIt is one of the traditional Chinese medicines that serve both medicinal and dietary purposes. After the fruit ripens, it is harvested, peeled to obtain the kernel, and can be used raw or stir-fried.
I. Efficacy of Walnut Meat:
Walnut meat tastes sweet and has a warm nature. It belongs to the kidney, lung, and large intestine meridians. Its effects includeTonify the kidney and warm the lung, moisten the intestines and promote defecationIts characteristics include nourishing both the lungs and kidneys, being rich in nutrients, making it an excellent remedy for deficiency and a fine product for health preservation.
Commonly used forKidney deficiency with soreness in the waist and weakness in the feet, impotence and seminal emission, deficiency-cold cough and asthma, chronic cough due to lung deficiency, intestinal dryness and constipationTreatment of conditions such as
Summary of Famous Works by Renowned Authors:
Kai Bao Ben Cao: "Consuming it makes one robust and healthy, moistens the skin, and darkens the beard and hair."
"Dietary Therapy Materia Medica": "Promotes and moistens the blood vessels."
Compendium of Materia Medica: Warms the lungs and moistens the intestines, treats deficiency-cold panting and cough, heavy pain in the waist and feet.
"Jade Qiao's Explanation of Medicinal Properties": "Walnut kernels have astringent and moistening properties, they can improve appetite, stop coughing and wheezing, moisten the intestines and stomach, relieve urinary difficulties, stop abnormal uterine bleeding, reduce abscesses and swelling, treat scrofula when applied topically, alleviate scabies and ringworm, and heal head sores, nasal sores, and ear infections."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "It unblocks the life gate, benefits the triple burner, warms the lungs and moistens the intestines, replenishes qi and nourishes blood. When combined with psoralea, one wood and one fire, it greatly tonifies the lower burner. As the triple burner is unblocked and regulated, it can eliminate upper symptoms such as cold-type wheezing and cough, lower symptoms such as deficiency-type pain in the waist and feet, internal symptoms such as various pains in the heart and abdomen, and external symptoms such as sores and swelling toxins."
II. Compatibility and Application of Walnut Meat:
1. Used for kidney deficiency with symptoms of lower back pain and weak legs. Walnut meat is sweet and warm, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the waist and knees. For treating kidney deficiency with lower back pain, weak legs, heaviness in the waist, and difficulty in sitting up or standing, it is often combined with Psoralea corylifolia and Eucommia ulmoides, namelyQing E Wan。
2. For conditions such as kidney failing to receive qi, deficiency-cold wheezing and cough, etc. Walnut meat can both tonify the kidney to receive qi and warm the lung to relieve wheezing. For treating wheezing and cough due to deficiency of both lung and kidney, it is often combined with ginseng, ginger, etc., namelyGinseng and Walnut Decoction。
If treating deficiency-cold wheezing cough or prolonged cough in pulmonary atrophy, it can be taken with white honey, which is an excellent formula for tonifying deficiency.
3. For lung qi deficiency and intestinal dryness constipation. Walnut meat can tonify lung qi, moisten intestines and promote bowel movements, especially suitable for constipation in the elderly or those with weak constitution and insufficient body fluids. It can be taken alone or often combined with moistening intestine herbs such as hemp seed, cistanche, and angelica.
4. For dietary therapy and health preservation. Walnut meat is rich in nutrients and has a lubricating effect on the intestines. It not only replenishes deficiency, strengthens the brain, and enhances intelligence but also promotes bowel movements. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for individuals with physical weakness, excessive mental exertion, or those accompanied by constipation, making it an excellent choice.
Today, various nut gift boxes, nutritional products, and dairy products processed from walnut meat are dazzling and countless, truly exemplifying the concept of medicine and food sharing the same origin.
III. Usage and Dosage of Walnut Meat:
Walnut meat can be used in decoctions, and is also suitable for making pills, powders, and external applications. The usual dosage in decoctions ranges from a few grams to several tens of grams; for external use, apply an appropriate amount.
For relieving asthma and cough, it is advisable to use with the peel; for moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, it is advisable to use without the peel.
Walnut kernel oil extraction has the effect of killing insects and treating ringworm sores, and it is also used for ear drops to treat otitis media, for reference only.
IV. Application Notes for Walnut Meat:
Walnut meat is a warm tonic and contains a lot of oil, soYin deficiency with effulgent fire, damp-heat with abdominal fullness, phlegm-heat cough, and loose stools are not suitable for consumptionIt is also not suitable for consumption as a nutritional supplement.
Wang Ang said: "Those with phlegm-fire and accumulated heat should take it sparingly."
