This tincture of Juniper (Juniperus communis) berry is made with dried berries.

SUGGESTED USE:
30 drops, 2-3 times per day in juice or water.

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

Certified Organic Gluten Free cane alcohol, USP pharmaceutical grade glycerin, ultrafiltered water.

CONCENTRATION:
1:5, 75% Alcohol

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Avoid during pregnancy or in cases of heavy menstrual bleeding. Long-term use may irritate the kidneys.

HOW TO MEASURE OUR TINCTURES: 

Suggested doses are given in drops. However, for easy dosing, you may want to use the guidelines below:

Droppers: If a dropper were immersed in a tincture bottle and the bulb squeezed twice, the number of drops in the pipette for most given tinctures will be approximately 30 drops.

Note: These are only averages. More viscous (thicker) tinctures will produce fewer, and bigger, drops.

Teaspoons: There are approximately 120 drops in 1 teaspoon (approximately 4 droppersful).

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Family

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)

Etymology

The origin of the name is uncertain. The Latin name for the plant, juniperus, may derive from an earlier Celtic term; it may also derive from the Latin iuveniparus, "early bearing." The species name communis is Latin for "common."

Range of Appearance

Native to Europe, North America, and northern Asia, juniper is an evergreen shrub growing 1 to 12 feet tall. It is densely branched with needle-like foliage jointed at the base. Scales of the female fruiting cones become fleshy and form a berry. The berries are green when young and become blue-black in eight to ten months. This shrub smells much like pine, with citrusy overtones. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil and can tolerate extremely cold weather.

Parts Used

Berries (ripe when blue)

Physiological Effects

Antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, antiscorbutic, antiseptic, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypoglycemic, stomachic, urinary antiseptic

Culinary Uses

The berries are edible; they are ripe when blue. They are sometimes roasted and used as a coffee substitute; they also can be dried and ground and used as a spice, much like pepper. Along with the branches, the berries are also used to flavor gin, chartreuse, and other alcoholic beverages.

Other Uses

Juniper tea was once used to disinfect surgeons' tools. As an incense, juniper has been burned for its purifying properties, at times during epidemics. The essential oil repels insects and is included in some perfumes. In European and Native American folkloric traditions, juniper is said to offer protection against theft, accidents, wild animal attacks, sickness, and evil.

Constituents

Vitamin C, essential oils (camphene, cineole, myrcene, pinene), sesquiterpenes (cadinene, elemene), flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, podophyllotoxin, resin

Plant details were provided by iPlant by Brigitte Mars.

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