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Juniper

Juniperus communis

Taste

Bitter, Pungent & Sweet

Plant Parts Used

Berries

Therapeutic Properties

Analgesic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive & Diuretic

Ayurvedic Character

Heating

Current Uses

Spirits, particularly gin. Well-known piney flavor.

Hardiness Zone

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

Used in Spirits

Gin


History

Branches were burned in hospitals to fight against pestilence and during the smallpox epidemic of the 19c.


Footnotes

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