DESCRIPTION
The plant is small bushy shrub or tree, 3-35 feet in height growing at an altitude ranging from 8800 to 15,400 feet in the Himalayan region . The berries are plucked from the branches of the plant once a year and dried and ground before distillation which produces the oil.
COMMON NAMES
Juniper Berry Essential Oil
BLENDS WITH:
Vetiver, sandalwood, cedarwood, oak moss, galbanum, elemi, cypress, clary sage, pine, lavender, fir needle, rosemary, benzoin, geranium, and citrus oils.
CONSTITUENTS
limonene, terpinene, camphene and thujone), sugars, vitamin c, flavonoids, resin,gallotannins
USES
Juniper Berry Essential Oil is credited as being a supportive, restoring, and a tonic aid. It is excellent for meditation and is a popular oil in weight loss and detoxification blends, because of its diuretic properties. It is also considered purifying and clearing for the mind.