The efficacy and function of the heartwood

Walnuts are rich in nutrients, and contain essential trace elements and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, as well as various vitamins such as carotene and riboflavin. It is beneficial to the human body and can strengthen the brain. The efficacy and functions of walnut wood, the medicinal value of walnut wood has magical effects on the kidney, solid kidney, back pain caused by kidney deficiency, joint disease, sexual dysfunction, colds. It has a better absorption effect than walnut kernels.

1. Clinical application for lowering blood sugar and blood lipids: add 750 ml of water to the hard shell, the pith (the part that separates the walnut meat from the shell) and the walnut meat, and simmer for 60 minutes until about 300 ml of the medicinal soup remains. Remove the hard shell and core, divide the medicine liquid and pulp into three portions, take one portion three times a day, half an hour before meals, and a course of treatment is 30 days. One week after taking the medicine, check urine sugar once, and check blood sugar and blood lipids once a month. If blood sugar and blood lipids return to normal, you can switch to a maintenance dose, which is to crush 4 walnuts and boil them into a soup, and take it half an hour before lunch. You can combine it with hypoglycemic drugs for long-term use without interruption.

2. Phlegm and Blood stasis syndrome: Main symptoms: headache, dizziness, swollen eyes, visual impairment, unsteady gait, vomiting of sputum, numbness of limbs, or paralysis, slurred speech, or aphasia, unclear consciousness, thin and greasy tongue coating, dark purple tongue, exposed blue veins under the tongue, and stringy or slippery pulse.

Prescription: Tongluo Sanjie prescription [Journal of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1984, 3, 31], scorpion, centipede, salvia miltiorrhiza, chuanxiong, bombyx batryticatus, earthworm, pinellia, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Atractylodes macrocephala, Gastrodia elata, Achyranthes bidentata, Prunella vulgaris, Fritillaria thunbergii, Ligustrum lucidum, Lycium barbarum, Herba cloudierii, and Tripterygium wilfordii.

If the headache is severe, add Ligusticum chuanxiong, Vitex rotundus, Angelica dahurica, and Chrysanthemum;

For vomiting, add ginger bamboo shavings and ginger pinellia tuber;

For those with visual impairment, add Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Fructus Amaranthus, Fructus Dendrobii, Fructus Dendrobii Yeguang Wan, etc.

In case of increased intracranial pressure, add Photinia serrulata, Lepidium membranaceus, Radix Puerariae, Cortex Mori, Herba Plantaginis, and Rhizoma Cynoglossi;

For constipation, add rhubarb and earthworm pills or senna leaves;

For frequent drinking and frequent urination, add Radix Rehmanniae, pollen, Dendrobium, Silkworm Cocoon, Tortoise Shell, Polygala, etc.

For those who sweat a lot, add rice roots, floating wheat, dried peach, and bean skins;

For those with deficiency of qi, blood and body fluid, add Pseudostellaria baicalensis, roasted Astragalus membranaceus, raw and cooked Rehmannia glutinosa, Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum odoratum, Lycium barbarum, Polygonum cuspidatum root, Coix seed, Adzuki bean, etc.