Botanical name: Juglans nigra
Other name: eastern black walnut and American walnut
Black Walnut boasts elongated compound leaves that can carry up to 23 leaflets, arranged in opposing pairs, with occasional absence of a leaflet at the apex. The bark is deeply ridged, extending well onto the branches.
Medicinal Uses:
- To treat parasitic worm infections
- Certain other infections
- Diphtheria
- Syphilis