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Juniper in folk medicine

Juniper is a wonderfully healing plant mentioned even in the old Testament as a shrub, which was covered with the newborn Jesus. Over time, it was thought to be a sacred plant and healing properties of juniper in the treatment of a variety of diseases have long been known.





For this purpose, needles of juniper, bark, shishkoyagody and even the roots. However, you should be careful to consider available for juniper contraindications.

Juniper, (which is also called the woods, Veres, North cypress, ruggeveldlaan, grouse Bush) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs belonging to the cypress family. It can reach a height of 20 meters, and the duration of life, though in rare cases, is 600 years old.

In Russia most often grows the common juniper, which can be up to 12 meters, has a gray-brown or reddish-brown bark, small stiff leaves, pine twigs, and the fruits called juniper berries.

The shrub blooms in may, after which formed numerous small round bumps green color with a diameter of 0.7-0.9 cm with bright pine aroma and sweet flavor, which for the second year become blue-black with gray patina. The cones are usually harvested in autumn, usually in October-November and then used as spice, seasoning, and of course, in medicine.
 

Ripe juniper berries are composed of organic acids (formic, acetic, malic), grape sugar and other sugars (80%), bitter resins, essential oil (terpinene, camphene, pinene, phellandrene, etc.), minerals, wax.

Remember, there are also poisonous juniper Cossack that is never used medicinally. Its fruits have bluish-black color, rough surface, the leaves are flat, not needle-like shape.

Used for medical purposes mainly shishkoyagody and essential oils.

In addition, to get rid of diseases used bark and needles of juniper which are very rich in essential oils. Needles also contains a lot of ascorbic acid, and bark are saponins, resins, tannins and dyes.

The branches of the juniper have long been used to improve indoor air, kill germs (volatile destroy up to 30% of harmful microorganisms contained in the air), they are preparing medicinal baths for treatment of diseases of the joints.

Moreover, the bactericidal properties of the branches of this conifer shrub 6 times more than the pine, that's why early during the epidemics of the house is fumigated with smoke of the burning pine needles plants, and TB patients and other pulmonary diseases were placed closer to the thickets of juniper.

Essential oils are available primarily in fruits (up to 2%), but also in the cortex (0,5%), needles (0,18%), stems (0,25%). So in the bath so popular juniper switches, which are a great help in diseases of the joints, rheumatism, skin diseases.



Even the roots of juniper are used for therapeutic purposes in diseases of the liver, bronchitis, rheumatism, swelling, inflammation of the appendages; a decoction of the roots drink and gastric ulcer, and the bark is used in folk medicine for sexually transmitted diseases.

Other useful properties of juniper:

• a diuretic (especially widely used for the removal of edematous States in diseases of the heart and kidneys)
  
  
• antimicrobial agent in diseases of the urinary organs;
• for expectoration and dilution of mucus in the respiratory diseases;
• increase appetite, improve digestion and peristalsis;
• remedy for low immunity, used in anemia.

Juniper contraindications

Despite the amazing utility has the juniper and contraindications, the use of tinctures and decoctions of fruits, pine needles or bark of this shrub is highly undesirable:
1. During pregnancy because the active ingredients of the plant increase blood supply to the pelvic organs, which increases the risk of bleeding;
2. Children up to age three years;
3. Old age – after 55 years (with caution);
4. Kidney disease, especially inflammatory – juniper has on this body is a strong irritant effect, especially in the parenchyma;
5. Periods of exacerbation of gastrointestinal disease (acute gastritis, gastric ulcer, acute colitis);
6. Dropsy.

In any case, preferably prior to the beginning of the application of juniper to consult with your doctor than to deal with allergic reactions and exacerbations of the disease.



Treatment juniper: traditional recipes from the needles and bark of the plant

Despite some contra-indications, juniper deserves great attention, because they are infusions, decoctions, tinctures and essential oil can be used both topically and orally and in a variety of diseases. So, what areas of treatment with juniper possible:

Diseases of the joints. In this case, the branches and needles of the plant. Of them are the so-called juniper bath – brewed 200 grams of needles of juniper 1 liter of boiling water and insist. After preparation, the infusion is poured into the bath and immersed for 20-30 minutes, the procedure should be repeated until relief of the condition.

Colds, diseases of the throat. Apply rinse decoction of pine needles and cones, as well as inhalation to treat problems of the upper respiratory tract.

Neuroses, insomnia. With poor sleep and nervousness really shows the juniper treatment baths which are soothing and at the same time heal the skin, if there are pimples or sores, as needles has anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. For one treatment lasting 15-20 minutes is enough for 150-200 grams of crushed pine needles of juniper, which is poured boiling water and insist 5-10 minutes. After this infusion is ready strain and pour into a warm bath.

Allergy, dermatitis, skin rashes. You can prepare a healing bath that will help with skin problems, and other way. To do this, 200-300 grams of crushed pine needles and branches of juniper ordinary pour 10 liters of cold water for a couple of hours, then bring to the boil and boiled for 20 minutes. At the end of cooking, the liquid is filtered and poured into a bath with warm water (temperature 36-37S). The course of treatment includes 10 procedures, carried out through the day.

Healing infusion of broad-spectrum:

For tinctures need shoots and needles. They fill the vessel or bottle of dark glass, pour rubbing alcohol 50% or very good vodka and insist in a dark place for 3 months, pre-sealed zakuporit. Apply tincture (without straining) to compress for sciatica, for outer skin treatment for psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, diluted to gargle with angina, for douching with coleitis and in many other cases.
Just remember about contraindications uses of juniper.
 

Essential oil of juniper and its berries are Ripe juniper berries have a spherical shape with a diameter of 6-9 mm, sometimes present on the sides of the trough. Their color is bluish black with a waxy bluish-grey coating. On top of the cones are usually you may notice the three converging furrows is the place where the fused seed scales. Juniper berries have a sweetish-spicy taste and rich aroma of conifers.



 

The composition and therapeutic properties of juniper berries

The chemical composition of the cones of the juniper are very rich (represented 174 component) and may differ significantly – this is due to place and climate in which it grows coniferous shrub.

Preparations made from cones, astringent, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, tonic, diaphoretic, tonic, diuretic, analgesic, choleretic and other properties.

How to collect and harvest the cones are usually for medicinal purposes by the Ancient healers knew that in order for the plant to give maximum benefit, it should be procured by all the rules, taking into account the available details and features. So juniper berries you need to collect since the end of August to about November, always in dry, warm weather.

To do this, under the woods (is another name for juniper) spread a blanket or any fabric and wood ostragivajut to hit all the ripe cones are usually. Sometimes, by the way, they are collected manually.

Next, the collected materials are carefully sorted, removing all the debris and dry the needles and lay it out to dry. And there are some nuances: it is best to sprinkle the berries with a thin layer and dry in the open air, not in the oven or the dryer – or the healing properties of juniper berries is affected. Store the dried raw materials can be not more than three years.
 

Juniper — treatment of folk remedies inflammation of the lungs, bronchitis: Pour 1 tablespoon of the crushed cones of juniper in an enamel pot 1 Cup of hot boiled water, heat up under a cover on a water bath for 15 minutes, cool at room temperature for 45 minutes. Drain, squeeze the berries, add the amount of hot boiled water to the original and bring to a boil. Again cool and strain, take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day after meals.

Inflammation of the appendages (adnexitis): Fill a thermos 1 tablespoon of shishkoyagody juniper 1.5 cups of boiling water, keep in a thermos not less than 6 hours. Take 1/2 Cup 3 times a day 30 minutes before eating in the absence of menstruation due to inflammation of the appendages.

Biliary dyskinesia, cholelithiasis: Pour 1 tablespoon of crushed juniper cones 1 Cup of boiling water, put on fire and boil for 15 minutes, remove from heat and infuse for 45 minutes, then strain. Take 1 tablespoon of infusion 3 times a day after meals.

The slagging of the body: for three days eat 6 times a day 1 drop of essential oil of juniper 1 tablespoon olive or sunflower oil and drink at least 3 liters of water, acidified with lemon. In the 1st day need fast. In the 2nd and 3rd days you can eat light food.

Urolithiasis, urinary retention, edema, cystitis: Brew 1 tablespoon juniper 1 Cup boiling water, insist 30 minutes, drain. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day.

Nervous exhaustion: Eat daily shishkoyagody juniper. On the first day to eat 4 shishkoyagody, in the following days add 1 berries, bringing the number up to 15 cones for the reception, and then repeat the procedure in reverse order, bringing the number of cones taken again to 4.

Ulcers disease stomach and duodenal ulcers: Daily use of fresh shishkoyagody juniper.

Sore throat, hoarseness of the voice: to Dissolve in a bowl of hot water 5 drops of juniper essential oil. Cover your head with a towel and inhale the vapors for 1 minute. After some time, you can repeat the inhalation.

Herpes: Grind in a coffee grinder 2 tablespoons dried juniper cones, pour on the powder level vodka, insist 2 weeks. Lubricate the herpes 2-3 times a day.

Headache: grind to a powder taken in equal parts shishkoyagody juniper and mint leaves, add the same quantity of vinegar, to moisten the mixture swabs of cotton wool and applied to the temples, forehead, behind the ears.

Flu: the Smoke of smoldering juniper branches and disinfects the room in which there are flu patients.

Dermatitis: Grind 200 g of juniper branches, cover with cold water, to insist 2 hours, then boil on low heat for 20 minutes, drain the broth into the bath with water temperature of 37°C. Baths a day for 10 days.

Burns: Grind shishkoyagody juniper, and then 8 tablespoons, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, to insist 1 hour. Rinse the place burns.

Wounds: Mash fresh shishkoyagody juniper and applying them to the wound, fixing the dressing.

How to cook juniper essential oil juniper Essential oil is sold as a finished product – it is a yellowish-green or colorless liquid having a burning taste and pine aroma.

To prepare essential oil of juniper will get crushed pine needles (length of branches 1 to 1.5 cm), complete its ordinary liter or two liter jar, but so that the top remains free 4-5 cm in height.

Then pour in a jar of vegetable oil to the level of the crushed material and the closed metal lid, which has no gum. Now you need to prepare water bath and mark the jar in there for 4-5 hours on a slow fire. When boiling the water you need to pour.

Five hours later, oil drain, squeeze out the needles and discarded, after which the whole process is repeated again in the same oil is filled with another portion of the needles. By the way, it is also possible to prepare from juniper berries essential oil – its use and therapeutic properties are identical nastoyanka on the needles.
Keep ready the juniper oil in a dark glass container with a tight-fitting lid, place should be quite dark and cool.published

 

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