Juniper is an evergreen plant of cypress family, since time immemorial known for its useful properties. Even in ancient Rome, the great Virgil spoke about the healing properties of juniper. And around the world this plant is used as a faithful healer. He is valued both in folk medicine and in pharmacology. It is even useful to be in a juniper grove. And what only its fruits cost, tinctures from the bark, pine needles, essential oil , baths with juniper!
What is treated with juniper?
Having a huge arsenal of useful properties, juniper is able to cure a large number of various diseases. Let us list them further.
Antiseptic properties of juniper (along with disinfectant and antimicrobial) allow him to treat all kinds of skin diseases, bruises, wounds, burns and ulcers. Juniper can help with scrofula, malaria.
It is effective even in the fight against:
- inflammation of the bronchi and lungs;
- tuberculosis;
- asthma.
Soothing properties of this plant perfectly overcome diseases associated with the nervous system. This is stress, and insomnia, and neuroses.
Juniper has diuretic properties, which allows it to be used for edema caused by kidney failure, urolithiasis, cystitis. In addition, it helps with constipation and colic.
This plant is able to normalize the blood circulation and blood pressure, so it is effective when:
- atherosclerosis ;
- hypertension;
- rheumatism.
Has juniper and also a rejuvenating, and anti-cellulite effect.
The stimulating effect is exerted by juniper on male potency, as, indeed, on female libido. This plant establishes the processes of digestion and metabolism.
In what cases can juniper harm?
Like any medicine, having such a huge list of useful and favorable properties, juniper has some contraindications to use. It is not recommended to use it:
- during pregnancy;
- with acute inflammation of the urinary tract, kidneys;
- with nephritis;
- with gastritis;
- with peptic ulcer;
- with severe hypertension.
The juniper has the most irritating effect on the kidneys. With an incorrect approach to treatment, junipers can even be damaged. Therefore, before you start taking it, you should definitely consult a specialist who will probably prescribe you treatment with juniper in combination with other medicinal plants.
What exactly needs to be treated?
In this wonderful plant, everything is useful. And the root of the juniper has medicinal properties, and its bark, and needles, and fruits, and essential oils extracted from juniper, and tea from it, and even air in the juniper grove can improve you. Let us dwell in more detail on the main positions of treatment with juniper.
The fruits of juniper and their useful properties are not in vain put in the first place. They are most often used for recreational purposes. They have a huge set of micro- and macroelements, resins, essential oils, vitamins, organic acids, which have the most beneficial effect on the human body.
You can use berries in fresh form, make tinctures and decoctions from them. They are not only taken inwards, but are used in the form of compresses and are added to the baths.
No less useful and medicinal properties are the needles of juniper. However, it is mainly used for external application, as it is famous for its bactericidal effect. Essential oils from young shoots of a plant are very effective. Needles of juniper are often used in the form of decoctions, which are added to the baths. Juniper twigs are used even as an amulet.
The root and juniper bark also have useful properties. However, they are used less often for the purpose of preserving a plant that, under normal conditions, can live and bear fruit for centuries.
What kind of medicinal forms can be used to treat juniper?
As already mentioned, juniper treats a variety of diseases, and for this can be applied in different ways. So, you can simply take a juniper berry, the useful properties of which are described above.
You can make tinctures and decoctions of fruits, pine needles, bark and even juniper roots. These tinctures and decoctions can be taken inwards, used for grinding or compresses, baths. Essential oils of the plant are very effective. And tea from a juniper always will please you with the useful properties.
Thus, juniper - for a long time known and in demand plant-healer. The fruits and berries of juniper, as well as its needles, have a number of useful and medicinal properties, and with proper treatment they will give you health for many years.