Juniper berry oil is obtained via steam distillation of the needles, wood and powdered fruits of juniper, bearing the scientific name Juniperus communis belong to Cupressaceae family. This essential oil is mostly known by its immune system booster and effective detoxifier quality; juniper berry plants originate from Bulgaria and have a long history of naturally helping prevent each short- and long-term illness.
Juniper plant commonly grown in North America, Europe, Southwest Asia, California, New Mexico and Utah and it grows up to 6-25 feet and can identified through needle blue green leaves, small yellow flowers and blue- black berries or fruits. The evergreen tree is additionally popular as a residential ornament plant, often used in wildlife plantings and shelterbelts.
The aromatic (fragrant) wood is also used for making furniture, fence posts and pencils.Pure berry oil of Juniper has many unique properties like that antispasmodic, antiseptic, astringent, antirheumatic, analgesic, diuretic and tonic etc. Its main chemical components are terpineol, alpha-pinene, bornyl acetate, camphene, beta pinene, sabinene, myrcene, alpha-phellandrene, alpha-terpinene, gamma terpinene, cineole, beta phellandrene, para-cymene and caryophyllene. It also has selected properties of camphor, limonene, linalool, nerol, linalyl acetate and borneol etc.
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