Loading... Please wait...Juniper extract lowers blood glucose and increases insulin release. It is also anticoagulant and like hawthorn it relaxes blood vessels. Juniper is antimicrobial and is efficacious in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Juniper is a diuretic. It accelerates kidney function.
Juniper is estrogen active, it has a vasodilatory action on the uterus.
Dosage is 0.5 cc per 50 pounds weight twice daily. Use eight cc for large herbivores.
Topically Juniper relieves pruritus as a dilute rinse.
Juniper is contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation or when pre-existing kidney disorders are present.
Juniper should not be used continuously for more than two weeks.