Juniper Berries 100 g, 50 g, 25 g

Juniper Berries 100 g ($13.99), 50 g ($9.99), 25 g ($6.99)

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Botanical Name: Juniperus communis
English: Juniper Berry, Common Juniper Ayurvedic Hapusha, Havushaa, Haauber, Matsyagandha
Unani: Abahal, Haauber, Hubb-ularar, Aarar
Also, known as: Arar, Abahal, Habbul, Havuber, Havubair, Hapushaa, Havulber, Hosh, Padma Beeja, Palash, Hayusha, Wacholder, Genevre, Junipero, Ginepro, Kuli, Abhala, Habul hurer, Hanbera, Juniper bush Ginepro, Enebro, Jenewerbessie, Kataja, Genievre, Wacholderbeeren, Ginepro Junipa, Junipeo Junipero, and Enbar
Habitat: Europe and North America
Origin: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Harvested: Cultivated
Parts Used: Female cones

General Information:
Juniperus communis, an ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the pine family, grows up to 30 feet with trees and shrubs of about forty species. The common Juniper is a smaller species, usually less than 25-30 feet tall, and many of its numerous varieties are less than 12 ft. The leaves are evergreen, stiff sharp pointed, flat, up to 2 cm long needles with relatively broad base, and glossy green lower surface, and bluish-green upper surface, open in whorls of three. are glaucous and concave above, keeled underneath. Flowers in May, with fleshy fruit of dark purplish color, ripening in the second year after the flower, small, lacking perianth. Female and male flowers on different individuals. Female inflorescences are yellowish-green, male flowers are yellow. Born in groups of three in the leaf axils. The female cones, “Juniper berries” are spherical fleshy berry-like, about 4-6 mm m diameter and dark purple-blue to black when ripe. They have a woody, resinous and turpentine-like aroma and a warm, pine-like taste Male and female cones occur on separate plants. The cones take almost 18 months to ripen.

Juniper berries take two or three years to ripen, so that blue and green berries occur on the same plant. Only the blue, ripe berries are here picked. When collected in baskets or sacks, they are laid out on shelves to dry a little, during they lose some of the blue bloom and develop the blackish color seen in commerce. Juniper is used as a spice in European cuisine, mainly to flavor meat dishes Juniper oil is used in confectionery, meat products, jellies and puddings Every part of the shrub is medicinal, and the French peasantry prepare a sort of tar from the interior reddish wood of the trunk and branches

How to use:
We make these suggestions to help you get the best benefit from the herbs that you’re choosing to improve your health. Also we make these ideas and recommendations so that consuming them easier and better fit into your lifestyle by adding them to the food that you already eat.
For the full health benefit, it is best to consume (or use the whole herb in poultices) the whole herb. All of the compounds in the herb act best together, as nature intends. Extracts draw out the most prominent beneficial compounds and may concentrate them. What is not extracted can be helpful in ways that we do not yet understand.

Cut Pieces or Powdered Herb:
There are different ways to use cut pieces or powdered herb.
Food Preparation: You can add powdered or pieces of herb (if the pieces you buy are bigger than you like, a coffee or herb grinder will quickly reduce) to any yogurt, smoothie, apple or other sauces, spreads, salads or other foods more familiar to you that don’t use heat. Heat can be damaging to the beneficial compounds in the herb. Other options like oatmeal, scrambled eggs, pasta sauce, soup, cookies and anything else that fits your lifestyle, but minimizing (by adding near the end of cooking) the heat is helpful.
Also, for children, you can mix powdered herb with honey or glycerin to make paste. The thicker the paste, the more potent and herbal in taste. The sweet taste of honey and glycerin will help medicine go down. The resulting liquid is called an electuary.
For seeds in general, but especially small seeds, it’s best to grind these to break the protective hulls a short time before consumption. This makes all the benefits available, rather than some remaining locked inside the hulls that are unbroken by insufficient chewing.
To make adding herbs even easier, you could add a week’s worth of your chosen herb(s) to an amount of, for example, yogurt that you would eat in a week. Mix thoroughly and eat this each day of the week. So you make once /week and just eat each other day.
Hot Infusion: The basic method for dried herbs and flower is, take 2-3 tablespoons of dried herb in a cup or teapot. Pour hot water over it and cover it with lid for 10-30 minutes. The heat from making tea can degrade some of the beneficial compounds in the herb. This method minimizes this effect. For the full health benefit, it is recommended to consume what is left over after making tea.
Decoctions: Decoctions are suitable for roots, barks, large seeds & berries, and other dense material. The simple way to make decoction is, in a saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of dried herbs to 1 cup of water, Bring the water to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-60 minutes with the pot covered. Squeeze out as much as liquid as possible. Best practice is to drink the liquid and also consume the solid material that remains. Herb pieces can also be used.
Powdered Herb:
There are different ways to use powdered herb.
Capsules: HerbsCrafters makes capsules guaranteed to be filled with the pure herb with no filler or any other products. You can also use powdered herb to make your own capsules at home. These capsules are best taken with liquid to aid in digestion and absorption and to ensure it doesn’t stick in your throat.
Poultice: Poultice can be made with an herbal powder and liquid (mostly water) to form a paste which is then applied to the skin. This method is very helpful for skin conditions.
Herbal shot: Powdered herb can be mixed with water, fruit juice or other liquid to make herbal shot.

Tips:
You can sweeten your herbal decoctions with bit of honey, natural fruit juice, stevia leaves powder or licorice root powder.

Precautions:
You should consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using any herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
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