Sentences with word «juglone»

Black walnut hulls contain juglone, a chemical that is antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, and a fungicide.

As a laxative, it expels parasites as part of its cleansing of the body and the high tannin and juglone content is thought to oxygenate the blood and kill parasites.

You can use Black Walnut Hull tincture for a variety of herbal medicine applications because it contains a chemical compound known as juglone.

This includes the quinone juglone, the tannin tellimagrandin, and the flavonol morin.

Black Walnut is a type of walnut that contains large amounts of a cytotoxic compound called juglone.

Research on juglone has revealed the potential to fight bacteria such as S. aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Penicillium sp., Aspergillus sp., and Hansenula sp. as well as certain types of fungi (1, 2).

Administration of a single dose of 1.75 mg / pound of juglone, the active ingredient in black walnut shells can kill a mouse (ref) as can 22.5 mg / pound of alpha - thujone, the active ingredient in wormwood / artemisia.