
advices
Do not use in: pregnant or breast-feeding women, children under the age of seven years, persons allergic to one of the components (limonene), subjects with asthma without the advice of an allergologist before the first use, persons suffering from a hormone-dependent cancer (breast, ovary, uterus, prostate), over prolonged periods in persons with kidney problems.
recipes
Pour 4 drops of essential oil of juniper diluted in a teaspoon of grape-seed oil and strongly massage the zones concerned (from bottom to top). Mix 10 to 20 drops of essential oil of juniper with a cap-full of neutral base for the bath or milk. Pour into the bath and massage the areas concerned.
CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION
FRAGRANCE
EXTRACTION AND YIELD
CHEMICAL FORMULA
MAIN INDICATIONS
RELATED SPECIES
There is much debate on the origin of the word Juniperus, however it is certain that the small black berries of the Juniper appear very early in the history of mankind. A perfume burner dating from one millennium B.C. containing fragments of juniper berries was found in 1932 in Malia, Crete. Juniper wood which is supposed to be rot-proof, was chosen to carve the beams of the temple of Artemisia at Ephesus, one of the wonders of the world. The Romans used to burn it in the streets during epidemics, and they would hang it on the doors to keep away snakes. The Greeks offered it to the Erinyes, the goddesses of vengeance, to appease them. In the 1970s, the women of Crete attributed their fecundity to the oil of juniper that they obtained by burying a rustic still over which a strong fire burned for three days. In Germany, juniper berries are not just used in sauerkraut. A "health diet" by the famous abbot Kneipp recommends to eat it for twenty three days to be healthy.
AROMATHERAPIA
The properties, benefits and method of use are given for information; they cannot in any case constitute or replace medical information that only health professionals can provide. For any use of essential oils for therapeutic purposes, please consult your GP or pharmacist.