Names
Shoshone:
wah·pee
English: Rocky Mountain Juniper (Tree Juniper, often called Cedar Tree
Scientific: Juniperus scopulorum
Zone
Upper Foothills
Harvest Time
- Berries or branches any time of year
Primary Uses
- Cedar-smudging; hung in teepee to keep bad spirits away
- Spice for strong-tasting meat
Secondary Uses
- Incense: From the bed in the branches or trunk, when cut and polished
Cautions
- Prolonged use or use for chronic kidney infection or damage to kidneys
Active Principle(s)
- Juniperin and volatile oils
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Notes
Medicinal Uses:
- Antibacterial: Leaf or berry tea topical. Berry (blue) internal for urinary infection.
- Appetite Stimulant: 3-5 berries (blue phase)
- Bleeding: Berry tea, topical and internal
- Congestion: Branch and berry teta. Also inhale steam
- Contraception: Berries (cones) chewed or drunk on tea
- Cough: Tea made of branches
- Diarrhea: Berry tea
- Fever: Berry tea
- Glomerulitis: Berry tea in moderation
- Healing: Berry tea
- Heart: Branch/berry teta
- Hyperactivity: Berry tea
- Infection: Tea UTI or topical
- Intestinal Health: Berry tea digestive aid
- Lungs: Berry tea
- Mental Health: Branches used to balance emotional health
- Pneumonia: Berry tea
- Spiritual Healing: Branches spread on ground to keep away bad magic
- Throat: Tea for sore throat
General Notes
- Kidney Health
- Contraception
- Possible diabetes treatment
Process Prep
- Green berries boiled 20 minutes for good shampoo w/ buckbrush
- Blueberries chewed or in tea for cystitis or appetite stimulant
- 13 to 5 berries 2x/day