very high temperature. In a short time they have a delicacy that barbecuing cannot equal. As a kitchen preparation the roots are roasted and used for coffee; the fresh root in soup instead of potatoes; fried as cuttlets, and pancakes. Cut very fine and boiled with apple cider vinegar and Yellow dock with appitionic sour cream, they make a tasty and nutritious jam. Externally: From the olden days of Russian experience, Burdock oil, called Repeinoe Maslo, has a reputable lifeline as a hair tonic to strengthen and encourage the growth of new hair. This can be done if the hair follicles are just dormant and not completely destroyed. It usually takes from six to eight months for a noticeable change. Many conditions of eczema-type skin diseases are forgotten after several applications of Burdock, externally, and Burdock taken internally. Persistent black (comedo) and white heads (milia) are treated with a facial steam bath. Also as a poultice for boils.
BUTTER NUT Juglans cinerea, L. (N.O.: Juglandaceae) Common Names: Oil Nut Bark, Walnut, Lemon Walnut, White Walnut. Features: Butter nut, of the family Juglandaceae, native to America where it ranges from New Brunswick to Georgia westwards to the Dakotas and Arkansas. A handsome, spreading tree with smooth, light-grey bark, varying from 50–80 ft. in height. Male and female small flowers are on the same tree followed by oblong, pointed, ribbed green nuts. The ripe nuts have very hard shells and are highly prized for deserts in regions where the trees grow; the green nuts are used for making pickles. An inferior sugar can be made from the sap. Solvents: Alcohol, water. Medical Parts: The dried inner bark and leaves. Bodily Influence: Cathartic, Tonic, Vermifuge. Uses: The active principle of Butter nut is juglandin, one of the most certain and efficient cathartics that can be used for dysentery, diarrhoea and worms, leaving the bowels in better condition than almost any other medicine. This old-fashioned, natural Materia Medica improves assimilation, promoting a steady improvement on the structure of any protracted febrile disease. It is usually prepared by adding water to a quantity of the bark and boiling it down until it is reduced to a thick extract. Sweeten with honey or pure maple syrup to taste. Use the concentrates as a hot tea or take by teaspoonfuls three times a day, or as required. As a cathartic it is somewhat harsh and drastic, though effective, and should not be used by delicate invalids, or large amounts persisted in, as it could produce inflammation. It is a mild and certain remedy in consumption, when combined with Apocynum (Bitter root). This combination has proven an effective compound for expelling thread and pin worms. Dose: 1 teaspoonful of the inner bark of the root, cut small or granulated to 1 cup of boiling water. Of the tincture, 5–20 min. Externally: For chronic skin diseases the dilute tincture is charitably applied, at the same time taken internally. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of root bark, triturations of resinoid juglandin—Acne, Angina pectoris, Axilla (pain in), Chest (pain in), Coryza, Ecthyma, Eczema, Erysipelas, Erythema nodosum, Headache, Herpes, Hydrothorax, Impetigo figurata, Lichen, Migraine, Pemphigus, Ringworm, Rodent ulcer, Scapula (pain in), Scarlatina, Tetters, Vision (lost).