▁the ▁same ▁age ▁of ▁hus k , ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁" co ol ▁the ▁heat ▁of ▁ag ues ▁and ▁resist ▁the ▁in fection ▁of ▁the ▁pl ague ." ▁ ▁This ▁drink ▁or ▁pot ion ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁C elt ic ▁France ▁and ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁a ▁similar ▁drink ▁called ▁li que ur ▁or ▁Br ou ▁De ▁No ix ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁many ▁French ▁regions . ▁At ▁some ▁point , ▁this ▁practice ▁of ▁inf using ▁green ▁wal n uts ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁pen ins ula ▁where ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁N oc ino ▁or , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁P ied mont , ▁R ata fi à ▁Di ▁No ci ▁( wal nut ▁r ata fi à ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁Italian ▁monaster ies ▁used ▁N oc ino ▁for ▁its ▁medic inal ▁properties ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁an ▁alco hol ic ▁treat . ▁ ▁Ord ine ▁del ▁N oc ino ▁Mod en ese ▁is ▁an ▁association ▁of ▁Sp il am berto , ▁Province ▁of ▁Mod ena , ▁Em ilia - R om agna , ▁Italy , ▁which , ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁prom otes ▁the ▁traditional ▁N oc ino ▁of ▁Mod ena . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁tradition , ▁Italian ▁n oc ino ▁requires ▁bare foot ▁vir g ins ▁gather ing ▁an ▁une ven ▁number ▁( 2 1 ▁or ▁ 2 3 ) ▁of ▁soft , ▁green , ▁de w - lad en ▁wal n uts , ▁which ▁they ▁would ▁leave ▁to ▁dry ▁by ▁the ▁remains