botanical record · discovered
Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
Common Juniper · Juniper · (koti)kataja · Almindelig ene · Beryw · Berywydd · Dwarf Juniper · Echter Wacholder · Eithin Bêr · Eithin y Cwrw · Eithinen Bêr · Eithinen y Cwrw · Ene
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Spain, US, Kurdistan, Turkey, US(Blackfoot), Canada(Kwakiutl), UK, US(Amerindian)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Arteriosclerosis, Bite(Snake), Bronchitis, Carminative
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, AROMADENDRENE, ASCORBIC-ACID, L-ASCORBIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific name: Juniperus communis
Common names: Common Juniper, Juniper, (koti)kataja, Almindelig ene, Beryw, Berywydd, Dwarf Juniper, Echter Wacholder, Eithin Bêr, Eithin y Cwrw, Eithinen Bêr, Eithinen y Cwrw, Ene
History
The source record documents this plant in Spain, US, Kurdistan, Turkey, Elsewhere, US(Blackfoot), Canada(Kwakiutl), UK and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Arteriosclerosis
- Bite(Snake)
- Bronchitis
- Carminative
- Cephalic
- Colic
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
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- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Emmenagogue
- Empyreumatic
- Gout
- Hysteria
- Incense
- Kidney
- Leucorrhea
- Liniment
- Lung
- Rheumatism
- Shortwindedness
- Skin
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Tenesmus
- Tumor
- Urogenital
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Medicine (Veterinary)
- Wart
- Wound
- Fumigant
- Gonorrhea
- Liqueur
- Deobstruent
- Dysentery
- Gleet
- Medicine
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Spain
- US
- Kurdistan
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- US(Blackfoot)
- Canada(Kwakiutl)
- UK
- US(Amerindian)
- Malaya
- US(Appalachia)
Documented cultural uses
- Arteriosclerosis
- Bite(Snake)
- Bronchitis
- Carminative
- Cephalic
- Colic
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Digestive
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Emmenagogue
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- Empyreumatic
- Gout
- Hysteria
- Incense
- Kidney
- Leucorrhea
- Liniment
- Lung
- Rheumatism
- Shortwindedness
- Skin
- Stimulant
- Sudorific
- Tenesmus
- Tumor
- Urogenital
- Venereal
- Vermifuge
- Medicine (Veterinary)
- Wart
- Wound
- Fumigant
- Gonorrhea
- Liqueur
- Deobstruent
- Dysentery
- Gleet
- Medicine
- Stomachic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- AROMADENDRENE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- L-ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- ALPHA-CADINOL
- CALAMENENE
- CAMPHOLENIC-ACETATE
- CAMPHOLENIC-ALDEHYDE
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CEDROL
- COBALT
- CIS-COMMUNIC-ACID
- TRANS-COMMUNIC-ACID
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- P-CYMENE
- P-CYMEN-8-OL
- P-CYMOL
- 14,15-DIHYDROXY-LABDA-8(17),13(16)-DIEN-19-ACID
- ALPHA,BETA-DIMETHYLSTEROL
- BETA-ELEMENE
- DL-EPICUBENOL
- (+)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- 8-ETHOXY-P-CYMENE
- 4-ETHOXY-P-MENTHEN-1-ENE
- CIS-3-ETHOXY-P-MENTH-1-ENE
- CIS-4-ETHOXY-THUJANE
- TRANS-4-ETHOXY-THUJANE
- ETHYL-LAURATE
- ETHYL-PALMITATE
- ETHYL-PALMITOLEATE
- FARNESOL
- FAT
- BETA-FENCHENE
- FERRUGINOL
- FRUCTOSE
- (+)-GALLOCATECHIN
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- GLUCOSE
- ALPHA-HIMACHALINE
- HUMULENE-OXIDE
- 5-ALPHA-HYDROXYABIETINIC-ACID
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- IRON
- ISOCUPRESSINIC-ACID
- (+)-JUNENOL
- JUNICEDROL
- L-LIMONENE
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- LONGIFOLENE
- MANGANESE
- METHYL-CITRONELLOL
- MYRCEOCOMMUNIC-ACID
- MYRTENAL-ACETATE
- MYRTENOL
- NERYL-ACETATE
- NIACIN
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- SANTENE
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- SUGAR
- TANNIN
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- THIAMINE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- THUJOPSENE
- TORULOSIC-ACID
- UMBELLIFERONE
- DELTA-3-VARENE
- WATER
- YLANGENE
- ZINC
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- FORMIC-ACID
- GEIJERONE
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- NEROLIDOL
- PENTOSAN
- TRICYCLENE
- COMMUNIC-ACID
- (+)-AFZELICHIN
- DELTA-CADINENE
- CALCIUM
- CEDRENE
- CITRONELLOL
- CUPARENE
- 1,4-DIMETHYL-CYCLOHEX-3-ENYL-METHYL-KETONE
- 13,14-EPOXY-IMBRICATOLIC-ACID
- ETHYL-MYRISTATE
- FIBER
- GALLO-TANNIN
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- 15-HYDROXY-PENTADECANOIC
- JUNENE
- JUNIONONE
- LEUCOANTHOCYANIN
- LINALOOL
- MAGNESIUM
- P-MENTHA-1,2,4-TRIOL
- NEROL
- PECTIN
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- PROTEIN
- SANDAROPIMARIC-ACID
- SUGIOL
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- TRANS-VERBENOL
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- CITRONELLAL
- MYRTENAL
- WIDDROL
- BETULIN
- ALUMINUM
- DELTA-CADINOL
- CHROMIUM
- GAMMA-ELEMENE
- HUMULENE
- KILOCALORIES
- PHOSPHORUS
- SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- GAMMA-MUUROLENE
- TIN
- 1,4-CINEOLE
- CIS-1-ETHOXY-P-MENTH-2-ENE
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- DEHYDROABIETOL
- CIS-ACONITIC-ACID
- TRANS-ACONITIC-ACID
- AGATHADIOL
- AGATHOLAL
- AMENTOFLAVONE
- AMENTOFLAVONE-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- AMENTOFLAVONE-TRIMETHYL-ETHER
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- ANTICOPALOL
- BENZOIC-ACID
- ALLO-BETULIN
- BILOBETIN
- BORNEOL-ACETATE
- CADINENE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- TRANS-CALAMANENE
- CAMPHOLENE-ALDEHYDE
- CAR-3-ENE
- (+)-CATECHIN
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CINEOL
- 1-4-CINEOL
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- CITRIC-ACID
- CIS-COMMUNAL
- CIS-COMMUNOL
- COSMOSIIN
- ISOCUPRESSIC-ACID
- 3-ALPHA-ACETOXY-ISOCUPRESSIC-ACID
- CUPRESSUFLAVONE
- CYCLOPOLY(D-GALACTURONIC-ACID)
- P-CYMENOL
- BETA-ELEMEN-7-ALPHA-OL
- (+)-BETA-ELEMEN-7-ALPHA-OL
- EO
- FERULIC-ACID
- FUMARIC-ACID
- GALLIC-ACID
- GINNOL
- ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID
- GLYCOLIC-ACID
- N-HENTRIACONTANE
- N-HEPTACOSANE
- HINOKIFLAVONE
- HYPOLAETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- JUNICEDRAL
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-15
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-16
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-17
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-19
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-20
- 3-ALPHA-HYDROXY-LABDA-8(17)-TRANS-12-14-TRIEN-19-OIC-ACID
- 3-ALPHA-HYDROXY-LABDA-8(17)-TRANS-13-DIEN-15-OIC-ACID
- 3-ALPHA-15-DIHYDROXY-LABDA-8(17)-TRANS-13-DIENE
- LIMONENE-PEROXIDE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LUPEOL
- (DL)-MALIC-ACID
- MALONIC-ACID
- MANOOL
- 3-ALPHA-HYDROXYMANOOL
- P-MENTHANE
- P-MENTHANE-1-2-4-TRIOL
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- MYRCECOMMUNAL
- MYRCENE
- BETA-MYRCENE
- MYRTENOL-ACETATE
- NEPETIN
- NEPITRIN
- NONACOSAN-5-10-DIOL
- OLEIC-ACID
- OXALIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- N-PENTATRIACONTANE
- PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- ISOPIMARAL
- ISOPIMAROL
- DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- PHENYL-PYRUVIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN
- ISOQUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- QUINIC-ACID
- RHODOXANTHIN
- RUTIN
- SABINENE
- SANDARACOPIMARAL
- SANDARACOPIMAROL
- SCIADOPITYSIN
- SCUTELLAREIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SELINAN-4(14)-7(11)-DIENE
- BETA-SELINENE
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STEARIC-ACID
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- L-TARTARIC-ACID
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TERPINOLENE
- TORULOSAL
- TORULOSOL
- N-TRITRIACONTANE
- VANILLIC-ACID
- VERBENONE
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- MENTHOL
- (-)-EPIAFZELICHIN
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- CIS-CALAMANENE
- ISOCRYPTOMERIN
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-14
- JUNIPERAPRENOL-18
- N-NONACOSANE
- OPLOPANONE
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORIC-ACID
- THUJAN-4-OL
- 4-ACETYL-1,4-DIMETHYL-1-CYCLOHEXENE
- APIGENIN
- GERMACRENE-D
- IMBRICATOLIC-ACID
- ISOPIMARIC-ACID
- JUNIPEROL
- L-MALEIC-ACID
- TRANS-3-ETHOXY-P-MENTH-1-ENE
- TRANS-4-ETHOXY-PIN-2-ENE
- 1,4-DIMETHYL-CYCLOHEX-1-YL-METHYL-KETONE
- BETA-CADINENE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CATECHOL-TANNINS
- CHOLESTEROL
- DESOXYPICROPODOPHYLLOTOXIN
- DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN
- LAURIC-ACID
- PROANTHOCYANINS
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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