Juniper Berry Oil

JUNIPER BERRY $10.00 5 ml
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.
Botanical Name:	Juniper communis
Origin:	Italy, Spain, France, Hungary, Canada
Fragrance:	Fresh, fruity, woody, gin-type.
Therapeutic Properties:	Antiseptic, antitoxic, astringent, depurative, emmenagogue, nervine, parasiticide, sedative, tonic, vulmerary.
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.
Blends Well with:	Vetiver, sandalwood, cedarwood, oak moss, galbanum, elemi, cypress, clary sage, pine, lavender, fir needle, rosemary, benzoin, geranium, and citrus oils.
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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