Essential oil is present in cone-shaped juniper berries, which contains acetic, malic and formic organic acids, as well as sugars, coloring materials, copper, aluminum, manganese and iron. In the needles of the plant there is a lot of ascorbic acid, and its roots contain resins, saponins and tannins. Juniper berries for many centuries have been helping people maintain their health, their healing properties are used not only in folk, but also in traditional medicine.
Useful qualities of juniper
Today, juniper berries , the beneficial properties of which extend to many areas of medicine, are used to produce drugs with diuretic and disinfectant effects, and in combination with other medicinal herbs they also have anti-inflammatory, diuretic and bactericidal effects. Such drugs are prescribed for renal failure, circulatory disorders, chronic forms of cystitis and pyelitis, as well as for urolithiasis and many other pathological conditions.
A decoction of juniper fruits helps well with flatulence, peptic ulcer of the gastrointestinal system, as well as lethargy of the digestive tract. To prepare such a medicine is quite simple: for this it is necessary to brew juniper berries in an amount of 10 pieces with a glass of boiling water and boil for about fifteen minutes, then cool naturally, strain and add boiling water to its original volume. It is recommended to take a decoction four times a day for a tablespoon.
A decoction of juniper berries is quite effective in the fight against colds, purulent pleurisy and pulmonary inflammation. It is useful to rinse a sore throat with pharyngitis and stomatitis, it is also prescribed for the treatment of cystitis, pyelonephritis and urolithiasis. In addition,
juniper berries stimulate breast milk, with the help of them you can quickly remove the itching that is provoked by an allergic reaction of the body.
Often with gouty pain, special hot baths are prescribed, which include juniper berries. Treatment of joints and radiculitis with the help of such procedures allows a sick person to feel significant relief in a few days. In addition, it is very useful to chew juniper cones on an empty stomach - this will help improve the quality of the blood. It is recommended to start with one berry, adding one cone daily, until their number is 15 pieces. Then the whole procedure follows in the reverse order.
Contraindications to the use of juniper
It is strictly forbidden to consume juniper berries during pregnancy, since the active components that this plant contains provoke strong uterine contractions, which can lead to spontaneous miscarriage. In addition, juniper should not be used for chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal system, as well as for infection of the kidneys, otherwise it may cause the appearance of blood in the urine and serious poisoning of the body.