Matador - Juniper

we need all the vegetation, we can get, even the humble, "juniper" (an evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage), bush has it's uses, like the smoke of burning juniper is used to cleanse, bless and protect the household, and its inhabitants, and has been used for many thing's, such as a spice used in a wide variety of culinary dishes, and best known for the primary flavouring in gin and responsible for gin's name, which is a shortening of the Dutch word for juniper, genever Juniper berries are also used, as the primary flavour in the liquor, Jeneverand sahti-style of beers. Juniper berry sauce, is often a popular flavouring choice, for quail, pheasant, veal, rabbit, venison and other meat dishes Many of the earliest prehistoric people, lived in or near juniper forests, which furnished them food, fuel, and wood for shelter or utensils. Many species, such as J. chinensis the Chinese Juniper from eastern Asia, are extensively used in landscaping and horticulture, and as one of the most popular species for use in bonsai. It is also a symbol of longevity, strength, athleticism, and fertility,. Some junipers are given the common name cedar, including Juniperus virginiana, the red cedar that is used widely in cedar drawers. Eastern redcedar is the correct name for J. virginiana. The lack of space between the words, red and cedar indicate that this species, is not a true cedar, Cedrus. In Morocco, the tar, gitran of the arar tree Juniperus phoenicea is applied in dotted patterns on bisque drinking cups. Gitran makes the water more fragrant, and is said to be good for the teeth. (if the water requires fragrance, i wouldn't drink it, unless i distilled it), Some Indigenous peoples, such as the Dineh, have traditionally used juniper, to treat diabetes. Animal studies have shown that treatment with juniper, may retard the development of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mice. and have also been used, as a female contraceptive. The 17th Century herbalist physician Nicholas Culpeper, recommended the ripened berries for conditions such as asthma, and sciatica, as well as to speed childbirth, Juniper is one of the plants used in Scottish and Gaelic Polytheist saining rites, such as those performed at Hogmanay, (New Year), Juniper berries are steam distilled, to produce an essential oil, that may vary from colourless to yellow or pale green. Some of its chemical components, are alpha pinene, cadinene, camphene and terpineol. Leaves and twigs of Juniperus virginiana are steam distilled to produce oil of juniper, and Juniper in weave is a traditional cladding technique used in Northern Europe, you see there are more uses for nature, than one would immediately think as, standardz, hahahahaha, :) #edio