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Juniper: A Physiomedicalist view by Paul Bergner Medical Herbalism 07-31-94 6(2): 12 “Juniper Berries are a mild stimulant and relaxant, chiefly influencing the kidneys and bladder. They are a pleasant and somewhat prompt diuretic, not usable in acute inflammation of any portion of the renal apparatus, but answering an excellent purpose in all renal congestions, aching through the back and loins, catarrh of the bladder, etc. They seem best suited to cases of retained uric acid [ed. note: gout, rheumatism]. They exert a moderate influence on the uterus and some upon the nervous peripheries at large; hence are sometimes used in sudden suppression of the menses from exposure [ed: to extreme cold], and in the peculiar and half-hysterical forms of nervousness arising under such circumstances. ...The
oil is a stimulant with
relaxant properties, acting as a diuretic,
carminative, and
emmenagogue, and used in much the same maladies
as the berries. It is
more stimulating than the berries and is fitted
for atonic conditions
of the kidneys and uterus’ but should not be
employed in inflamed or
even sensitive conditions. It is usually added
to compounds, in the
form of an essence, but may be mixed with sugar,
and given in doses of
from two to five drops every four hours, for
obstruction of the kidney.
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