Common juniper (red) - fruit - 1000g (1kg)
Product characteristics
Contents: dried fruit
Country of origin: EU
Classificatoin: Juniperus communis
Weight: 1000g (1kg)
Proponowany sposób przygotowania:
Place two teaspoons of fruit into 250ml of boiling water. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Description
COMMON JUNIPER (RED) - dried fruit - 1000g (1kg)
Plant description A species of evergreen shrub, rarely low tree, belonging to the cypress family. Occurs in the northern hemisphere from the polar region to the mountains of southern Europe, Asia and North America. It grows in very different habitats - from swamps, through forests, to grasslands, fallow lands and rocky areas. It is also a very variable species - the Eurasian typical variety reaches up to several meters in height, while the other varieties creep or rise, reaching a small height. Common juniper has versatile utility and played an important role in human culture, also as a magic plant. It is used, among others as a medicinal, edible, essential oil, dyeing plant. It has characteristic, dark blue fruits that, when set, are green and ripen only the next autumn - the so-called juniper berry. |
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Properties - herbal raw material:fruit - contain volatile oils, sugars, tannins, flavonoids, resin compounds, organic acids - used as a diuretic and disinfectant of the urinary tract, cholagogue - used as a means of regulating digestion and preventing excessive fermentation in the intestines - used as a spice |