Juniper Berry Pure Essential Oil
100% Pure and Natural, Undiluted
Description: The Common Juniper is a shrub or
small tree, very variable and often a low spreading shrub, but
occasionally reaching 10 m tall. Common Juniper has needle-like leaves
in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal
band on the inner surface.
It is commonly used in horticulture as an ornamental shrub, but is
too small to have any general wood usage. The shrub contains blue-black
seed cones, commonly known as "juniper berries". The Juniper Essential
Oil is extracted from these berries after they are crushed then
distilled.
Juniper berries have long been used as medicine by many cultures.
Juniper berries act as a strong urinary tract disinfectant if consumed
and were used by American indians as a herbal remedy for urinary tract
infections. Western tribes combined the berries of juniperus communis
with Berberis root bark in a herbal tea to treat diabetes. Clinical
studies have verified the effectiveness of this treatment in
insulin-dependent diabetes. Compounds in these plants when combined and
ingested have been shown to trigger insulin production in the bodies
fat cells, as well as stabilize blood sugar levels.
Common Uses:
The therapeutic properties of juniper oil are antiseptic,
anti-rheumatic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, depurative,
diuretic, rubefacient, stimulating, stomachic, sudorific, vulnerary and
tonic.
Juniper oil can help calm the nerves, relieves anxiety, nervous
tension and mental exhaustion. It is helpful when the prostate gland is
enlarged and is used to help with the inability to pass urine, in cases
of cystitis and kidney stones.
It is also helpful for cellulite and fluid retention. Juniper oil
generally helps with the digestive system, particularly in cases of
obesity, over-indulgence of food and premenstrual bloating.
Cautions:
It is considered non-toxic but since it can stimulate the uterine
muscle it should not be used during pregnancy, nor by people with
kidney problems. It is non-sensitizing, but some people do have a
reaction to it, and it is generally wise to us this oil in moderation.
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 January, 2009.
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