Juniper fruit - Blue, in inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis L.
Juniper berries come from the evergreen shrub Juniperus communis L.
Juniper bush is rich in aromatic oils, catechins, resins, flavonoids, tannins, lignins, terpenic acids, alkaloids and leucoanthocyanidin.
Juniper berries are widely used to extract juniper oil. Due to its healing properties as an antioxidant and antibacterial agent, it is also used for medicinal purposes.
Benefits of Blue Juniper berries
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), juniper berries have been used as a kidney and bladder stimulant to flush toxins from the body.
1. Juniper berries can help improve heart health by lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and raising HDL (good) cholesterol. Animal studies have shown that juniper extract lowers total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in diabetic rats compared to a control group.
2. Juniper berries have antidiabetic properties, which are due to the high concentration of antioxidants in them. Studies show that intake of juniper berries by people with diabetes significantly reduces blood sugar levels and increases good cholesterol.
3. Juniper berries are rich in flavonoids and essential oils that have been shown to exhibit powerful anti-inflammatory properties. A study showed that juniper essential oil significantly reduced inflammation in human skin.
4. Antioxidants are compounds that prevent cell damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals play a role in causing cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases. The presence of antioxidants in these little fruits has been shown to protect cells from free radical damage.
To your surprise, juniper berries contain almost 87 different types of antioxidant compounds. The study also found that ripe berries are more beneficial to act as an antioxidant because they contain a greater number of compounds compared to unripe juniper berries.
5. Juniper berries have antibacterial and antifungal properties. They help with various infections as a result of bacteria or fungi.
6. They help improve digestion and relieve bloating.
7. Juniper berries are believed to act as a relaxant that calms the body and provides a reduction in stress and anxiety. Helps improve sleep quality.
Application of Blue Juniper in folk medicine
Juniper is widely used in folk medicine in the form of infusion, decoction, tincture, syrup and tea. Internally, the fruit infusion is used for edema of the heart, lung diseases, intestinal atony, abdominal distension and gallstone disease. Externally, the infusion is used for rinsing, inhalation, in the form of baths for rheumatism and gout, for skin diseases and diseases of the peripheral nervous system. Fruits are chewed on an empty stomach to improve blood quality.
The astringent, antiseptic and cleansing properties make juniper oil an excellent treatment for acne, diseases of the oral cavity and respiratory tract. The fruits, needles and bark of the juniper are used to prepare various infusions and decoctions used in diseases of the urinary and digestive systems, to heal wounds, in lung diseases and to strengthen the immune system.
Folk names of the herb
Ardach (Turk.), drumstick, myrtle, spruce, smyrkash, uvina, uvina, juniper, cypress, juniper.
Action of Juniper blue fruit
Diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, nervine, uro-antiseptic and digestive stimulant. It has a weak hypotensive effect.
Application of Juniper blue fruit
With increased stomach acidity, painful menstruation, cough and externally with rheumatism. In chronic inflammations of the kidneys and bladder.
How to use Juniper blue fruit
Infusion: 2 tsp. crushed fruits are poured with 250 ml of boiling water. It is filtered after 3 hours and drunk for 1 day in sips.
For skin rashes, chew 1 fruit, increasing the number of consumed fruits by 1 piece every day up to 15 pieces daily. Then every day it is reduced by one fruit.
Composition
Blue Juniper dried fruit (Juniperus communis L.).
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