A patient told me that his father was introduced to eating raw walnut meat, but as a result, kidney stones were discharged. Ask me why. In fact, as early as in the medical book of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), "The Sea Collection of Proved Prescriptions", there was a record that walnuts were used to cure stone shower: "One liter of walnut meat, one liter of boiled rice Congee, and Xianghe meal."
A friend took a winter tonic and ate walnut meat to tonify the kidney. As a result, he urinated and excreted sand and blood. He came to consult in alarm. I replied, "Don't worry, you have stones, and you don't know it because you have no symptoms. After taking walnuts, the stones will pass out. Good news!" With this experience, over and over again, I have clinically started to let stone patients take 30 grams of Lysimachia herb decoction instead of tea every day (Lysimachia herb can inhibit the growth and aggregation of oxalic acid crystals in urine for 24 hours, has the effect of preventing the formation of calcium containing stones, and can acidify urine, making stones easy to dissolve), Eat 4-5 raw walnut meat per day for one month. Every year, someone avoids the pain of surgery or ultrasound lithotripsy.
According to the "Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine" published in June 1986, 120g of walnut kernels are fried in oil, mixed and ground with sugar, and consumed in 1-2 days (for children). Generally, within a few days after taking the medicine, the patient can expel stones once or multiple times, and take the medicine continuously until the stones are discharged and the symptoms disappear.
In fact, removing stones is only the "sideline" of walnuts. The main function of walnuts is to strengthen the kidney and essence, warm the lungs and calm asthma, and can treat cough due to kidney deficiency, low back pain, soft feet, and constipation. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that using walnut 12, almonds, and ginseng to grind evenly and make pills can treat chronic cough due to kidney deficiency. Simmer walnuts, chew them while lying down, and send them down with warm wine. This can treat frequent urination. Elderly people with prostate hyperplasia may wish to give it a try.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" also contains an interesting record: There was a doctor named Hong Mai who suffered from asthma, cough, and phlegm. He took 3 pieces of walnut meat and 3 pieces of ginger while lying down, chewed them while eating, and lay still until the morning, when the phlegm subsided. ". A child with phlegm and asthma cannot suck milk for five days and nights. Take an inch or so of ginseng and a piece of walnut meat in a fried soup to calm your asthma. The next day, peel off the walnut skin and use it. Your asthma attacks again, and then use it with the skin attached. After a night, your illness recovers. Therefore, Li Shizhen summarized, "Ginseng calms asthma, and walnuts, even with their skin, can astringe the lungs." By the Qing Dynasty, a medical book called "The Four Records of Medical Records" summarized, "Walnuts are essential drugs for nourishing the liver and kidney, strengthening the muscles and bones, so they are good at treating low back pain, leg pain, and all muscle and bone pain, so they can strengthen the kidneys, so they can strengthen teeth and teeth, black hair, treat deficiency, asthma, and cough, and prevent Qi from returning to its original state. They are also used to treat lower energizer deficiency, cold, and frequent urination."
In addition, mashing walnuts, stir-frying them until they are brown and oily, and then grinding them into a paste for external application can treat dermatitis, eczema, and external ear canal boils.
Modern medicine has proven that walnuts are rich in a large number of fatty proteins with special structures, as well as carotenoids, vitamins, and phosphorus, iron, and magnesium. According to information, the nutritional value of 500 grams of walnuts is equal to 2500 grams of eggs, known as the "nutrition bank.". Walnuts can be taken for a long time, not only to strengthen the kidney and brain, but also to prevent and treat stones. However, those with excessive yin deficiency and internal heat should avoid taking walnuts.