Black Walnut Leaf, Cut (Jugland nigra)

In the American Hoodoo tradition, walnut leaves and nuts are used to put jinxes on people. Walnuts are also used to “fall out of love”. The Walnuts ability to secrete a substance from its roots to keep other plants away lends itself to working of the left handed path.

Walnuts have been associated with mental powers, infertility, health and wishes. Walnut Leaves are reputed to prevent headache or sunstroke when placed around the head in in a hat. Walnuts placed in the bodice on a wedding day were supposed to ward off pregnancy