Juniperus communis

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Herbal medicine
An evergreen shrub, the berries of which contain flavonoids, gallotannin, vitamin C and volatile oils (including camphene, juniperin, limonene, myrcene, pinene, sabinene, terpinene and thujone). Juniper is antiseptic, antitussive, carminative, diuretic and expectorant, and has been used to treat urinary tract infections, neuralgia, rheumatic complaints, gout and sciatica.

Toxic effects
Juniper should not be used internally in pregnancy or in those with kidney disease.

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While Juniperus communis and Juniperus sabina are obviously different, their differences are slight, and like many juniper species, they can look quite similar.

Juniper: From Medicine to Poison and Back Again in 17th-century Muscovy

Antibacterial potential of leaf extracts of Juniperus communis L.

Short Communication - SCREENING OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST CONJUNCTIVITIS

Homogyne alpina Crassulaceae 0.14 [+ or -] 0.06 Sedum rizoides Sempervivum montanum Cupressaceae 3.37 [+ or -] 1.25 Juniperus communis Ericaceae 5.30 [+ or -] 1.03 Arcostaphylos uva-ursi Calluna vulgaris Loiseleuria procumbens Rhododendron ferrugineum Vaccinium myrtillus Vaccinium uliginosum Vaccinium vitis-idaea Vaccinium sp.

Feeding ecology of alpine chamois living in sympatry with other ruminant species

Biological flora of the British isles: Juniperus communis L.

Juniperus navicularis--a study of Portuguese population structure and fitness/Estudio de la estructura y del valor adaptativo de poblaciones portuguesas de Juniperus navicularis

Savik, "Juniperus communis Linn oil decreases oxidative stress and increases antioxidant enzymes in the heart of rats administered a diet rich in cholesterol," Toxicology and Industrial Health, 2013.

A phytopharmacological review on a medicinal plant: Juniperus communis

ex Ach.) Lettau--3: ramas de Juniperus communis, ramas de Rhamnus alpinus, ramas de Buxus sempervirens (930038, 930041, 930042, 930046, 930048, 930049, 930050, 930051, 930052).

Aproximacion a la diversidad liquenica del Parque Natural del Cadi-Moixero. Liquenes de los bosques de coniferas

Significant negative correlations were determined between BMD measurements and LDL-C levels in all groups connected with dose of Juniperus Communis oil.

Bone Mineral Density and the Relationship between Lipid Profile and Bone Mineral Density in the Rats Administered Juniperus Communis Linn

apophyte wetlands Jovibarba sobolifera (Sims) Opiz hemeradiophore sandy land Juniperus communis L.

Personal and shared: the reach of different herbal landscapes/Isiklik ja jagatud: erinevate ravimtaimemaastike ulatus

Other conifers like common juniper (Juniperus communis) vary in utilization among habitats (Hornberg 2001, Mansson et al.

Effects of essential oils on the feeding choice by moose

Coeden sydd wedi'i defnyddio at ddwer poeth ydi'r ferywen (Juniperus communis; juniper), a nifer o wahanol bethau eraill.

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