Native Americans used black walnut hulls in traditional medicine, as a mosquito repellent, for skin disorders and to expel parasites. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the hulls were also used to eliminate various types of intestinal worms and parasites.

Wormwood was most commonly used for the expulsion of worms – hence the name –, although Hippocrates also prescribed it for menstrual cramping, jaundice, anaemia and rheumatic joints.

Black walnut has a long history and use as a medicine, food, and protector within almost all cultures.

Wormwood's traditions stretch back into Ancient Greece and the time of Hippocrates, it is well-known as an ingredient in absinthe.

Black-walnut: Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, laxative, astringent, diaphoretic, sedative, emetic, antiviral, anthelmintic, antifungal, antiseptic.
Wormwood: Diuretic, diaphoretic, digestive tonic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anthelmintic.