Jalivets Mozhzhevelnyk, Lviv region.

JUNIPER (JUNIPER)
Medical Uses: Scientific studies have shown that juniper essential oil has no equal in bactericidal properties, and that no other tree produces as many phytoncides as juniper.
Due to the content of terpineol in the essential oil, the juniper fruit infusion has a diuretic effect, and also increases bile formation and bile secretion, strengthens the secretion of gastric juice and intestinal peristalsis.
Infusions and diuretic collections, which include juniper cones, should be used in complex therapy, combining them with other medicinal plants that have anti-inflammatory, diuretic and bactericidal properties. They are usually prescribed as a diuretic, as well as for chronic diseases of the respiratory tract, to thin sputum and improve its expectoration. for inhalations with bronchitis.
Patients with liver and bile ducts are recommended to chew and swallow 1 juniper berry three times a day, the daily dose is increased by 1 berry, until it is necessary to take 20 pieces three times a day. After that, they begin to reduce by 1 berry of the fruit three times a day, bringing it to 1 berry 3 times a day. This is the end of the course. Then they take a break for a month. Consult your doctor before resuming the course.
Application in folk medicine. In folk medicine, this plant plays a very special role. Juniper berries are used as an appetite stimulant; juniper tea is given for coughs, as a diuretic, against exhausting diarrhea, flatulence, heartburn, diseases of the biliary tract and liver, against a wide variety of rheumatic diseases.
Recipes:
1. Infusion of juniper fruits: 10 g (1 tablespoon) of crushed raw materials are placed in an enameled dish, pour 200 ml of hot boiled water, cover with a lid and heat in boiling water (in a water bath) for 15 minutes, cool at room temperature for 45 minutes, filter, squeeze out the remainder. The volume of the resulting infusion is brought to 200 ml with boiled water. Store in a cool place for no more than 2 days. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day after meals.(//tractor-service.com)
2. Decoction of juniper fruits: 10 g of raw material is poured with 400 ml of boiling water, boiled for 20 minutes, infused at room temperature for 10-15 minutes, then filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
3. Decoction of juniper fruits: 100 g of raw material is poured with 1 liter of boiling water, boiled for 20 minutes, infused for 10-15 minutes, then filtered. Pour 1 liter of decoction into the bath.
Alcohol is also prepared from juniper berries, which is used for external and internal use. The most appropriate use is 70% alcohol.
Juniper alcohol: 100 g of juniper berries, well crushed, pour 0.5 l of alcohol (70%), insist for 14 days, periodically (quite often) shaking. Then strain and pour into a clean dish. Use for rubbing or for the above-mentioned diseases, take 20 drops per piece of sugar 3 times a day.
But do not forget that juniper berries have an irritating effect on the kidneys, and this is characteristic of all remedies prepared from them. Juniper vodka and tinctures improve digestion.
Use as a condiment. Juniper berries - A popular home spice, dishes prepared from it are better digested. It is very good to add them to sauerkraut, it enriches its taste; in addition,
they go in all dark sauces, to many meat and fish dishes. At the same time, berries are used whole or chopped. Avoid only an overdose of thisspice; optimal dose: 3 whole or 2 ground "berries" per serving.
Juniper in the first photo 1 kg-500 UAH.