What are the dangers of drinking water boiled with walnut shells?

Walnut is a very popular nut food. It has very high nutritional value and is rich in protein, etc. It is an excellent choice for people to nourish the body. Because the nutritional value of walnuts is recognized by the general public, many people believe that all parts of the walnut are edible, and even walnut shells are used to boil water. Let’s take a look at the dangers of drinking water boiled with walnut shells.

Drinking water boiled with walnut shells has only benefits and no harm.

Benefits of drinking walnut shell boiled water:

Composition and uses of walnut shells Walnut shells contain juglone, hydrogenated juglone, β-glucoside, tannin, gallic acid, etc. Juglans quinone is an orange needle-shaped crystal with anti-hemorrhagic biological activity. There are also several reduced derivatives coexisting with juglans quinone, all of which have antibacterial biological activity. It can be used as medicine to treat metrorrhagia, mastitis, scabies, psoriasis and ulcers, etc., and has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving itching. Walnut shells can also be used as raw materials for producing activated carbon.

Wrong way to eat walnuts:

1. Walnut + white wine

Walnuts are rich in protein, fat and minerals, but walnuts are hot in nature. Eating too much of them will cause heat in the body, while white wine is sweet, spicy and hot. Eating them together can easily cause blood heat, which can cause dry cough in mild cases and nosebleeds in severe cases. Especially those who have a history of hemoptysis should pay more attention to the taboos.

2. Walnut + pheasant

Walnuts should not be eaten with pheasant meat. Especially those who suffer from pneumonia, bronchiectasis and other diseases should strengthen prevention and attention in this regard. They must avoid eating walnuts and pheasant meat at the same time, because this is not only harmful to their health, but also makes them prone to various other diseases.

3. Walnut + strong tea

Because walnuts are rich in protein and iron, and tea contains tannic acid, tannic acid will combine with the iron and protein in walnuts to form insoluble precipitates that are not easily digested and absorbed. Therefore, it is best not to drink strong tea when eating walnuts.

4. Walnut + turtle meat

Turtle can improve human immune function, promote metabolism, enhance the body's disease resistance, and has the effects of beautifying the skin and delaying aging.

But you have to pay attention, walnuts and turtle meat are incompatible.

Eating walnuts and turtle meat together can cause poisoning and affect your health.