JUNIPER
(Juniperus scopulorum)
western red cedar, Utah Juniper, cedar berries
Description:
An evergreen tree, 35-100 ft. high. Produces leaves of two kinds;
the juvenile sharp, needle-shaped and the adult scale-like, pointed
imbricate leaves. This species has 2 pointed leaves that overlap
together. J. osteoperma has 3. The fruit is light blue when mature,
glaucous, often bilobed, and 2 seeded. Found in the Rocky Mountains
of North America, cultivated and wild. Scarcely distinguished
from the Eastern Red Cedar counterpart, J. virginianaon.
Medicinal:
Alterative, diuretic, pancreatic, alterative. Primarily a urinary
tract herb for cystitis and urethritis, said to be effective in
diabetes. Berries most effective. Steeped berries for digestion,
to ease gas, relieve joint aches, toothaches, arthritis, fevers.
Use 1 tsp. crushed berries or 1 tsp. leaves, steeped in 1 cup
water, for 15 min. Drink 1-3 cups a day. Heated berries were applied
to wounds and sores for antiseptic and healing washes. Poultices
from crushed berries and leaves, used for scalds, burns and sores.
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