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JUNIPER BERRY
100%
Pure Essential Oil
Therapeutic Grade
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$12.00 5 ml |
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An evergreen
shrub or tree up to 6m high with bluish-green stiff needles.
It has small flowers and berries that are green in the first
year, black in second and third. Essential oil is extracted
by steam distillation from the berries. |
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Botanical Name: |
Juniper
communis |
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Origin: |
Italy, Spain,
France, Hungary, Canada |
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Fragrance: |
Fresh, fruity,
woody, gin-type. |
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Therapeutic
Properties: |
Antiseptic, antitoxic, astringent, depurative, emmenagogue,
nervine, parasiticide, sedative, tonic, vulmerary. |
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Uses: |
Used medicinally
for urinary infections, for respiratory problems as well as
gastro-intestinal infections and worms. It helps expel the
build-up of uric acid in the joints and is employed in gout,
rheumatism and arthritis. Fluid retention, ulcers, obesity,
acne eczema, mental exhaustion, overindulgence of food,
premenstrual bloating, sciatic and hay fever. |
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Blends Well with: |
Vetiver,
sandalwood, cedarwood, oak moss, galbanum, elemi, cypress,
clary sage, pine, lavender, fir needle, rosemary, benzoin,
geranium, and citrus oils. |
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Cautions:
Non-sensitizing, may be slightly irritating, non-toxic.
Stimulates the uterine muscle and must not be used during
pregnancy. Should not be used by those with kidney disease
due to its nephrotoxic effect. |
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this website is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and
treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. Since the
actual use of essential oils by others is beyond our
control, no expressed or implied guarantee as to the effects
of their use can be given nor liability taken. Essential
oils are to be used at your own discretion. Any application
of the recommendations is at user's sole risk. The Crystal
Garden disclaims any liability arising directly or
indirectly from the use of this information and assumes no
responsibility for any actions taken. |
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