Juniperus communis

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juniper

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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Annenkov traces a number of common names for savin in Russian, suggesting a widespread knowledge of its existence and difference from common juniper.
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We assumed our captive moose would have similar forage selection as wild moose that prefer Scots pine, typically reject Norway spruce, and have intermediate use of common juniper (Hornberg 2001, Mansson et al.
The absolute mean feeding time was higher for boxes with odour of the essential oil of Norway spruce (80%) and common juniper (19%); the opposite occurred for limonene (13% lower) and camphene (4% lower) (Table 1, Fig.
Effects of essential oils on the feeding choice by moose
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