The details of tincturing Black Walnutshusks?

July 3, 2002

Dear Sherry,

I know we talked on the phone since you sent this, but I thought I should answer it so that all may benefit.

The best is to harvest the hull in the fall after the nut has been ejected naturally, and the hull has started to turn black or is already black. Sometimes you have to pick 'em off the ground and take the nut out yourself, and this is OK as long as they are still hard. You then want to let the hull dry out naturally and it will turn darker as you do so. The reason for this is: The blacker the hull, the higher the Iodine content which is what you want. Green hulls when tinctured will work to some degree, but nowhere near as awesome as when black. Black Walnut Hull Tincture should be black when you're done pressing it. Use 100 Proof Vodka as your extractor. You can grind the hull before you tincture, or during the entire mixing process. My favorite is to soak the hulls overnight in the blender with the menstrum, which softens them for the grinding/blending process.

Hope this helps all.

Love,

Doc

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington

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Sherry Bakko

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Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:35 PM

Re: [herbal remedies] The details of tincturing Black Walnutshusks?

on 6/30/02 7:05 PM, Ian Shillington N.D. at Dr.IanShillington wrote:DocAre you saying that the nut should be removed before tincturing? Also, when the hull is black - do I then grind it into a powder and tincture? Is this the way roots should be tinctured also - dried, ground and tinctured?Sherry

Best is to let them ripen on the tree until after the hull expells the nut. Wait until the hull starts turning color (to black) and then pick and let dry naturally. Do not heat. After they have fully dried and turned all the way black, you can grind, powder, and then tincture using 100 proof vodka. You are using only the hull here.

July 3, 2002

Dear Kathy,

I just answered up on this to Sherry, but I think it worth repeating. You can make a tincture with the green, but it is no way near as potent as the black. The mineral content, and the bio-chemical content is far superior in the black.

Love,

Doc

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington

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Kathy Pruno

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Monday, July 01, 2002 7:15 AM

Re: [herbal remedies] The details of tincturing Black Walnutshusks?

Doc,I'm confused, too! I have always read that the black walnut hulls should still be green when they are tinctured! This is the way I tinctured them last year.Kathy

July 6, 2002

You're most welcome hon.

Love,

Doc

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington

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thessakate

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Wednesday, July 03, 2002 5:22 AM

[herbal remedies] Re: The details of tincturing Black Walnutshusks?

Excellent Doc thanks!herbal remedies, "Ian Shillington N.D." <Dr.IanShillington@G...> wrote:> Re: [herbal remedies] The details of tincturing Black Walnuts husks?Dear> Sherry,> > I know we talked on the phone since you sent this, but I thought I> should answer it so that all may benefit.> > The best is to harvest the hull in the fall after the nut has been> ejected naturally, and the hull has started to turn black or is already> black. Sometimes you have to pick 'em off the ground and take the nut> out yourself, and this is OK as long as they are still hard. You then> want to let the hull dry out naturally and it will turn darker as you do> so. The reason for this is: The blacker the hull, the higher the> Iodine content which is what you want. Green hulls when tinctured will> work to some degree, but nowhere near as awesome as when black. Black> Walnut Hull Tincture should be black when you're done pressing it. Use> 100 Proof Vodka as your extractor. You can grind the hull before you> tincture, or during the entire mixing process. My favorite is to soak> the hulls overnight in the blender with the menstrum, which softens them> for the grinding/blending process.> > Hope this helps all.> > Love,> > Doc