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Did you know…
Juniper
can be used in many dishes as a cooking agent. It works great for
savory meat dishes.
Juniper is use
as a distilling agent and flavoring in Gin. Here’s a recipe to taste
the Juniper’s piney magnificence:
2 parts Gin (i.e. Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire)
1 part Tonic Water
1 lime wedge for garnish
Fill rocks glass with ice and pour 2/3 Gin and 1/3 Tonic over and enjoy!
The Navajo
Indians would burn Juniper as good luck.
The Blackfoot
Indians of Canada use Juniper to treat Lung
and Venereal diseases.
One of the
names Juniperus communis L. is called hackmtack, which is
and indian word meabning the wood for making a snowshoe, another
plant that has this name is
Tamarack tree.
The volatile oil
put off by Juniper, Terpinen 4-ol, increases kidney action.
In Europe, it is
known as the “bastard” plant, because it use to be used in abortions
Some juniper
berries if unprocessed can be poisonous to humans, birds, and
cattle.
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