Juniper - medicinal properties and contraindications

Juniper is a long-standing, constantly green tree or shrub. Juniper name means plant growing between fir trees. Berries are commonly used for healing. They have a diuretic, choleretic, antibacterial, expectorant effect, well soothe NS, cleanse the blood and relieve inflammation.

Healing characteristics of fruits

Drugs from the fruits are used to treat chronic diseases of the kidneys and urogenital system. As a diuretic, they are taken when the swelling of different origin.

Berries of a plant perfectly tone up, strengthen immunity, act as a laxative agent.In alternative medicine, they are used for:

• fatigue;
• anemia;
• joint diseases;
• sluggish and chronic diseases of the dermis;
• boils, in the presence of stones in the kidneys and pancreas;
• with prolonged respiratory disease;
• to increase your appetite.

A cloak made from the fruits and twigs of the plant is used to make healing baths and special compresses for diseased joints, arthritis, skin ailments.

Restrictions for use:

1. Juniper is a poisonous shrub. It should be used only under the supervision and purpose of a specialist.
2. You can not use plant-based drugs for inflammation of the kidneys.

Medical effects

The beneficial characteristics of the plant are as follows:

• diuretic;
• antiseptic;
• secretory;
• appetizing;
• relieves pain;
• tightens wounds;
• expectorant;
• relieves inflammation;
• cleans the blood;
• antimicrobial;
• soothing.

In the rhizome of the plant, as well as in the wood, there are diterpenic alcohols, tannins. The root also contains substances that reduce inflammation, thin the blood, destroy microbes.

In the needles of the plant a lot of antibiotics that kill pathogens.It is believed that in one day a hectare of a plant releases up to 30 kilograms of antibiotics into the air. At the same time in the needles a lot of vitamin C and tannins.

When using juniper

1. Genitourinary system. The plant is the strongest natural diuretic. Tinctures and infusions of the fruits are prescribed for a long inflammatory process of the kidneys, as well as the bladder. Doctors recommend juniper therapy in the presence of stones and sand in the kidneys, with significant swelling, for disinfection of the urinary tract.
2. Digestive system. The healing characteristics of the berries are used in the treatment of disorders of the digestive process. They enhance the appetite, stabilize the digestion, eliminate heartburn, nausea, gag reflex, diarrhea, gas. They are used for the treatment of diseases of the liver and biliary tract, diseases of the stomach. The fruits of the plant to stabilize the process of digestion are allowed not only to cook, but also to chew.
3. Nervous system. Juniper soothes, relaxes NA. Gloves and tinctures are recommended for neurosis and disturbed sleep. Baths made from the needles of a plant have a healing effect,take them required in the evening.
4. Respiratory system. Lowers the viscosity of sputum, assists with diseases of the bronchi. In case of massive colds or flu, it is very good to treat the apartment with smoke or attend aromatherapy sessions.
5. Musculoskeletal system. It helps sore joints, muscles and bones. Gloves and tinctures are drunk for rheumatism, as well as neuralgia, paralysis of the extremities, tumors, are used externally as lotions or compresses.
6. External use. Use as a medicine to combat microbes, perfectly treats the skin with dermatitis, herpes, scabies, eczema, ulcers and formations on the dermis. Benefit will bring and rinsing the mouth of the mouth with inflammation of the gums and teeth. The tincture is dripped into the auricles with inflammation. Infusions and pimples rinse the larynx in sore throat.

Restrictions for use

Despite all the useful characteristics, the plant has several limitations. Before you begin therapy with juniper, you need to study the contraindications well:

• While waiting for a child, there is a risk of uterine contraction, which leads to abortion.
• High blood pressure.
• Prolonged / chronic diseases of the kidneys and stomach.
• Intolerance.

Plant therapy should last no more than 2 months. If you do not comply with the deadline, then there is the likelihood of third-party negative effects, such as irritation of the kidney tissue and bleeding. But with proper preparation, storage and implementation of all tips on the application, juniper will deliver only the benefit of the body.

Shrub for women and men

1. For the weaker sex. Tinkers and infusions spend sanitizing the vagina. Very good to wash the vagina with inflammation. The plant also cures inflammation of the appendages. It is good to take tinctures and hold aromatherapy sessions in the period before the onset of menopause. The plant perfectly helps with violations in the NA, caused by changes in hormonal levels. It is allowed to drink in the form of tinctures on alcohol, oil or gum. Berries will benefit greatly if they are chewed regularly.
2. For strong sex. Men are advised to drink alcohol tinctures made from bark, rhizomes, wood plants with impotence. The drugs increase blood circulation in the pelvic area, normalize sexual activity.

Use in the beauty industry

1. Juniper is often used by doctors to treat various kinds of skin diseases, such as various rashes, as well as to strengthen and grow hair.
2. Foreign experts use the antimicrobial characteristics of the shrub in their work. They prescribe to the patient the baths of the plant, wiping off diseases of the dermis.

Alternative Medicine Recipes

Even in ancient times, shrubs were used to cure many diseases. Many effective recipes are used today. For the treatment of gout, rheumatism, arthritis, coniferous branches are used. Of them prepare infusions, tinctures or make baths.

1. Bath. To prepare a juniper bath, you need to pour 200 grams of dried plants with a liter of hot water. Leave for a while, so that the composition is well infused. The resulting tincture is added to the bath and sit in it for half an hour.
2. From gout perfectly help tincture. It takes 10 grams of dried fruit, they are soaked in a glass of water. The composition is boiled for half an hour, and then still insist for an hour. Drink it in a spoon in 3 doses per day.
3. Alcohol infusion to treat joints. To make it will need 20 pieces of the fruit of the plant, they add 100 grams of alcohol.Leave for 10 days in containers made of glass, stored in a place where the sun does not penetrate. Then the infusion is filtered, and the berries squeezed. The resulting composition rubbed the affected areas.
4. Cream. The fruits of the plant and laurel are crushed to a powder, mixed with butter in an equal ratio. Cream smear sore spots twice a day. Oil should be stored in a dark cool place.

With allergies
To make a healing tincture you will need branches and juniper needles. They should be cut very finely and add a glass of hot water to the raw materials. Put in a water bath and cook for about 10 minutes, then filtered. Take the tincture is required in a glass in 3 doses per day.

When allergic reactions perfectly help juniper bath. To prepare it, take the branches and pine juniper need 300 grams of raw materials. All crushed and poured into the raw material 10 liters of running water. The composition must be left for some time, then put it on the stove and cook for half an hour. The resulting composition is filtered and poured into a bath. It is necessary to take therapeutic baths 10 times.

Juniper for depression, sleep disorders and neurosis
To prevent the symptoms of these diseases it is advised to take baths from a medicinal plant. For the preparation of a bath, 200 grams of needles and branches will be needed; they should be finely cut and pour half a liter of water into the raw material. The composition is put on the stove and cooked for half an hour. Allow the mixture to infuse, then filtered. The rest in the pure form is added to the bath and laid down completely for 20 minutes.

To cheer up and relieve stress, experts recommend drinking a drink with juniper fruits.

Diseases of the digestive system
To prepare the medicinal syrup, you need to take a spoonful of finely chopped dried berries and add a glass of running water, put the composition on the stove and cook for half an hour. Then the product is filtered, honey or sugar is added to it, so that the liquid thickens. Drink syrup in a spoon in 3 doses per day, half an hour before meals.

You can cook more and healing broth. To do this, 50 grams of dried berries pour 200 ml of hot water and leave for 2 hours. Then the product is filtered and a spoonful of sugar is added. Cook for five minutes in a water bath. Consume a spoon 3 times a day.

In respiratory diseases
To prepare the composition for inhalation, you need to take a couple of fruits and add a liter of hot water. The tool must be closed tightly and let it stand for 10 minutes. Then open the container and inhale the healing steam. To prepare the brew, you need to finely chop 2 spoons of dried berries and add half a liter of hot water to them. The raw material is cooked on the stove for 10 minutes, then allowed to cool. Drink requires 2 small spoons 3 times a day.

Recipe for diseases of the kidneys and genitourinary system
To make the tincture will need a spoonful of berries, add a glass of hot water. Let stand 4 hours, and then filtered. You need to drink a third of the cup three times a day.

To make a brew you will need to take:

• Juniper fruits.
• Rhizome licorice.
• Bearberry leaves

The ingredients are taken in the same ratio and mix well. Then you need to take a spoonful of the obtained raw materials, and pour it with a glass of hot water. Leave for half an hour. Use a half a spoon in 3 doses per day.

To prepare the tincture of the fruit of the plant, you need to take a small spoonful of fruit, and finely chop them up and pour a glass of hot water. Let stand for 40 minutes, covering it with a blanket or a towel. Within 24 hours, the resulting brew needs to be drunk.

Use in the beauty industry
In cosmetology, only the essential little plant is used. It activates hair growth, strands become light and fluffy. Many people pour oil into cosmetics, it will help in a short time to solve the problem with dandruff.

Oil is a multifunctional agent for the skin of the face. This is a natural antiseptic, eliminating acne. A plant ointment tightened skin, make it supple.

For oily hair, you can prepare a healing mask of natural oil. To do this, mix 3 tablespoons of olive oil with 6 drops of essential oil of shrubs. Then the composition is heated and smeared them with the skin of the head and strands. Further, cellophane is wrapped on the head, and an hour goes in this state. Then wash the strands with regular shampoo.

In a short time, the essential oil will solve the problem with dandruff. To do this, add it to the cosmetic. The ratio is as follows: there are 5 drops of essential oil per spoon of cosmetic.

Great impact has a face mask on the basis of juniper. To make it, you need ingredients: egg white, essential oil of shrubs - 3 drops.Protein ground to a foam and pour in the oil. All thoroughly mix and smear the face, leave for a quarter of an hour, then wash the skin.

For problematic skin tonic will help. To do this, you need: mineral water without gas - 200 milliliters, essential oil - 5 drops. All is thoroughly mixed and poured into a clean container. Use every day.

Therapy with natural fruits

This is the most effective method of treatment. In addition to the use of tinctures, it is allowed to chew fruit at any diagnosis. To eat berries is required on an empty stomach, daily increasing the dosage as follows:

• The first day - 1 piece;
• The second and the next 14 days - add 1 berry;
• 15 days - 15 pieces;
• Then the dosage is reduced every day by 1 piece.

The duration of therapy is one month. Natural fruits perfectly clean the blood, strengthen the immune system, normalize metabolism, protect against gum damage, relieve chest pain and swelling.

Juniper Brooms

A lot of people in the steam room use juniper brooms. They stimulate the skin, disinfect it, and rheumatism is wonderfully treated.To prepare the right broom, you need to place the branches of the plant for a quarter of an hour in a container with hot water. You can then water the stones in a steam room or rinse your hair.

People who managed to walk through the forest of juniper, note his natural beauty and extraordinary freshness of the air. Because of this, in recent times, many have been using juniper branches for landscaping sites and décor.

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