Juniper
Botanical Name: Juniperas communis
Common Names and Synonyms: Juniper Berries
Background: Although native to Europe, juniper is now distributed
worldwide. A distinctive ingredient in gin, juniper also has a solid
history of medicinal usage, primarily for its tendency to stimulate and
flush the kidneys in conditions such as cystitis, urethritits and gout.
Juniper is a slow-growing evergreen bush or tree, with silvery-green needles
and berries. It takes two years for the berries to mature. The ripe
berries are picked in the fall and dried in the shade to avoid losing the
essential oil; they turn dark brown. The name Juniper is derived
from the Dutch word jenever, which means gin. At one time gin
distillers added the hand-picked berries to flavor the spirit.
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Juniper in the Cayce Readings
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Although Edgar Cayce typically recommended juniper for its stimulating
effect on the kidneys, he also sometimes commented on its effects upon
the entire hepatic system.
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Juniper was usually recommended in the form of oil of juniper, with a wide
range of dosage:
| 1 drop |
12 readings |
| 1/2 ounce |
4 readings |
| 1/2 dram |
3 readings |
| 3 drops |
2 readings |
| 5 drops |
2 readings |
| 20 drops |
2 readings |
| 10 drops |
2 readings |
| 1 ounce |
2 readings |
| 1 1/2 ounce |
1 reading |
| 2 ounces |
1 reading |
| 60 minims |
1 reading |
| 2 drams |
1 reading |
| 50 drops |
1 reading |
| 3 drams |
1 reading |
| 15 drops |
1 reading |
| 20 grains |
1 reading |
| 30 drops |
1 reading |
| 24 drops |
1 reading |
| 1/4 ounce |
1 reading |
| 1 dram |
1 reading |
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Because gin contains juniper, Cayce sometimes prescribed small amounts
of gin (either in a formula or to be taken separately) to produce the effect
of juniper.
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Juniper was also a common ingredient in "clary water," along with other
key elements of this formula (garden sage, ambergris and cinnamon).
The following substances were mentioned in the same readings as juniper:
| Garden Sage |
27 readings |
| Ambergris |
25 readings |
| Cinnamon |
24 readings |
| Beet Sugar |
17 readings |
| Sarsaparilla |
9 readings |
| Sassafras |
5 readings |
| Tolu |
5 readings |
Cayce Quotes on Juniper
4812-1
(Q) What would you suggest to do now?
(A) An ounce each of rectified spirits of turpentine, oil of
juniper, sweet spirits of nitre, balsam of sulphur; eleven drops of this
every four hours until we have a reaction from the kidneys. Cleanse
the body thoroughly. We will have to follow it as we go along, won't
get well in a day, but will have to relieve him mighty quick.
3798-1
We must get the kidneys to act by small doses of
Oil of Juniper to stimulate its action.
4332-1
Cleanse the stomach first. Drink plenty of
water at all times. Drink more water, more than you have been doing,
pure water when we drink it. And then we will take something to reach
this trouble that we have through the kidney, to help throw off this discharge
until we can equalize the secretions that gather from the secretions of
the liver: Sweet Spirits of Nitre, Oil of Juniper for the kidney.
That is, after we have cleansed the stomach, not with it in the present
condition or we will have a reaction from the inflammation within.
112-1
For the condition through the larynx, through the
lung forces we would inhale gases as produced from this:
To half gallon of GRAIN ALCOHOL in a container,
preferably charred, and twice or three times as large as the amount put
in, add to that two ounces of OIL OF EUCALYPTUS, one and one- half ounces
of OIL OF JUNIPER, and two ounces of RECTIFIED OIL OF TURP. Inhale
the gases through these, as you would inhale naturally into the mouth through
a tube. Should be corked and heated just a bit before it is inhaled,
once each day. Do that.
97-1
With the Juniper the element with the stimulus to produce the perfect
elimination through the kidneys.
5651-1
For the effect on kidneys and bladder, small doses of Juniper - that
is, rectified ...
5514-2
Well were it that the medicinal properties be given as soon as possible,
for the stimuli as comes from the Juniper and from the Gin will MATERIALLY
aid in correcting and assisting an equilibrium in the assimilation of those
foods for the system, as well as for the condition or pressure in blood
towards heart's action or the upper circulation, and also in the lower
hepatic circulation.
5458-1
Then, we would begin with that of very small doses of Oil of Juniper,
that that condition in the hepatic circulation, in the mesenteric system,
in those of the pelvic organs, may receive that stimuli as will aid the
activities of the kidneys, relieving the pressure from that of the improper
vibratory rate between kidneys and liver. This should be kept up
only for three days, beginning on the third day of the citrous fruit eliminant
with manipulations to REDUCE those pressures in the system.
2225-1
Also those activities in the Juniper, which come from the properties
themselves that are carried IN the alcohol, in the forces that make for
an OVER activity, REDUCING this pressure and this fullness about the kidneys,
aiding the endrenal [adrenal?] glands to become nearer normal in their
funtioning.
674-1
To 32 ounces of distilled water we would add 6 ounces
of Dried Garden Sage. Reduce by slow boiling (preferably in an enamel
container with an enamel top; not a tin) to 16 ounces.
Strain, and while warm add:
Ambergris (cut in 1 ounce grain alcohol).......15
grains,
Strained Honey (in 2 ounces distilled water)....1
ounce.
Let the Strained Honey in the distilled water come
to a boil; not BOIL, but just come to a boil, before adding to the solution.
Also add:
Gin (active principle of same being Juniper;
such as Gordon's Gin or Lachmer's
[?]).......4 ounces,
Cinnamon, preferably in the stick...............3
drams.
Shake the solution together before the dose is taken,
which should be half a teaspoonful before the meals and at bedtime.
760-24
Also we would find helpful those activities as indicated
heretofore for better coordination of the kidneys with the hepatic circulation
to keep a well-balance - with occasionally Gin; but this should be very
good, for it carries sufficient of those reactory forces of Juniper for
the kidney cleansing; which with the hepatic circulation and the activity
between the liver and the kidneys and the liver and the heart need to relieve
stress; though this should be taken, of course, in moderation, or in the
manner as has been indicated - only when there are those feelings of the
necessity for same.
243-35
First, we would obtain some good, clean watermelon
seed. For each preparation, pour a pint of boiling water over an
ounce of the seed that have been crushed or ground - or they may be put
in a cloth, see, and the boiling water poured on same. Do not attempt
to boil, but let it set and steep as tea, or at least until it is cool
enough to drink. Drink at least two ounces of this each day.
Keep on ice that quantity not used; only making a pint at the time, see?
Also, about three times a week, take about a jigger
of Gin made from the Juniper Berries; Juniper Berry Gin, you see, or Sloe
Gin. Because it makes you feel better, don't take it oftener than
this!
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