Juniper Berry
Square stems are covered with white, wooly hairs. Bluntly toothed leaves are nearly round, wrinkled, and somewhat hairy on the upper surface. Pungent white flowers are borne just above the leaves in dense clusters, from summer to fall. Look for hore-hound in dry and sandy fields. Harvest the entire plant in spring and summer. Perennial. Listed Asthma, Bladder, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney, Obesity The Benefit of using Juniper Berries as a natural cure of oil in the capsules. As always, read supplement labels carefully. For example, a product may contain 1,000 mg of black current seed oil but only 150 mg of GLA per two capsules. Depending on the brand, 2.8 grams of GLA might translate to more than twenty capsules daily! You can likely benefit from lower dosages of GLA if you take them with other supplements, such as fish oils and vitamin E. Asthma- Bladder- Diabetes- Gout- Kidney- Obesity- Continue Reading →