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Common shrub of the sunny grounds growing to 5 m which one uses the branches leaves and fruits.
Juniper is disinfecting respiratory and urinary tracts. Stems and leaves are diuretic and depurative. Also useful for anorexia, difficult digestion, dyspepsia, arthritism, gout, cystitis, insufficient menstruations. Disadvised for pregnant women. In external use : Leucorrhea, wounds, rheumatic pains. One can eat berries, use them in cooking, or in infusion : One spoonful for one cup of ebullient water, let infuse 10 minutes ; 3 cups a day. While making slowly roast the berries one can disinfects habitations. Let soak 15 days, 60 g of crushed berries in one liter of white wine, stir up from time to time, filter and sweeten with honey. Learn more ... |
