English Walnut
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928–1936 Soviet medical encyclopedia describes the English walnut tree, its cultivation, and its medicinal parts. It details the use of the leaves and the fruit husk as astringents and notes the presence of juglone for hair dyeing. It also covers the use of a specific leaf extract for treating tuberculosis and lupus.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ENGLISH WALNUT, common, Juglans regia L., family Juglandaceae, a tree growing wild in Asia Minor, Greece, and the Caucasus; widely cultivated in the North Caucasus, the Ukrainian SSR, and Western Europe. In medicine, the leaves Folia Juglandis and the fleshy shell of the fruit—ri-tamen s. Cortex fructus Juglandis—are used as they contain a large amount of tannin as an astringent. In addition, the aforementioned parts of the plant contain juglone (Juglon C0H6O3), which is now used for dyeing hair. - KARION (Kaguo-p) extract from the leaves of the English walnut. It is used in tuberculosis and lupus. Dose: in tuberculosis—intramuscularly and subcutaneously 0.2–1.0; in lupus—intravenously 0.25–0.5–1.0 up to 2.0.
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“English Walnut.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/english-walnut/