Talk:Juniper

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Poisonous
I have often heard that Juniper berries are poisonous; however, not so in the quantities present in gin. Any idea where this legend comes from and if there is any factual basis?


 * Some first peoples in BC were willing to eat the fruit from Juniper (Turner, Nancy J. Food Plants of Interior First Peoples (Victoria: UBC Press, 1997) ISBN 0-7748-0606-0) and even the bark, but both in small quantities. Does anyone know any more about this?  Anyone know specific chemicals in the berries that would be toxic?  Khono (talk) 12:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Juniper berry oil has GRAS status (Generally Recognised As Safe), and has many uses in food and drink besides gin, so unlikely... Cjsunbird (talk) 13:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Individual species
Transferring the individually described species to separate pages - more to follow. MPF 01:18, 29 Jan 2004 (UTC)

When I'm done the classification page in full, I'll remove the duplication on the main page MPF 01:52, 29 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Router vendor
Juniper could also mean a router vendor so, how do you highlight that


 * Done - MPF 20:27, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

How many species?
The description box to the right says that there are 50-55 species, while the first few sentances state that there are 50-67. Maybe someone should take a look at that, as I am not a biology expert:)


 * An oversight; sorted. - MPF 17:50, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

New World/Old World
Is the division in New world and Old world accepted? I think it sounds too United States centred, Wouldn't the American continent and the Eurasian continent be more descriptive? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.251.135.118 (talk • contribs)


 * It is the most compact way of putting it; several Old World species occur in Africa as well as Europe and Asia, so saying 'Eurasian continent' doesn't fit. - MPF 09:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Juniper as an aquaretic
Juniper is listed as an aquaretic on the Wikipedia aquaretic page and also on the diuretic page. I don't know enough about this myself to add anything to the juniper page; perhaps someone could look into this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.42.100.65 (talk) 19:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC).

Native American medicine, diabetes, and current studies
There were claims made re the effectiveness of juniper as a remedy for diabetes, based on traditional Native American usage; there was a "fact claim" warning generated; the proper source *may* be the Tilford book, but it is unclear from context whether the Tilford book is a source for all claims in the start of this paragraph or just the contraception claim. I linked to some contemporary scientific (apparently) studies re juniper, diabetes, and Navajo practice. In general I left in *treatment* as a verifiable claim but removed any reference, stated or implied, to proven efficacy, which is apparently still controversial. Doprendek (talk) 21:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

The reference given was only research to establish that juniper is used by Navajo for diabetes - not about its effectiveness... Cjsunbird (talk) 14:24, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

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I enjoyed reading this article, but I would have liked to see more information regarding climate envelope or how the juniper came to rest in the areas it colonizes currently Abigail.Karter (talk) 22:06, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

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Information to Add
The major areas of improvement I want to tackle on the Juniper article are adding an ecology section and improving the uses section. I think it would be helpful to have information on the page about the general understanding of the Juniper plant as well as how it survives in the environment. I found a lot of articles on how it interacts with the environment both positively and negatively, so it would be useful to put both viewpoints to keep the article neutral. Furthermore, there are several additional uses of the Juniper berry and oil apart from the ones listed. I think I will be able to expand that section as well as add a touch of Navajo history to that.

Sources Used

Belsky, A.J. 1996. Viewpoint: western juniper expansion: Is it a threat to arid northwestern ecosystems?. Journal of Range Management. 49(1):53-59.

Bombaci, S. and L. Pejchar. 2016. Consequences and of pinyon and juniper woodland reduction for wildlife in North America. Forest Ecology and Management. 365(1):34-50.

Chamber, J.C., S.B. Vander Wall., and E.W. Schupp. 1999. Seed and seedling ecology of pinon and juniper species in the pygmy woodlands of western North America. The Botanical Review 65(1):1-38.

Christensen, N.D., A.W. Sorenson, D.G. Hendricks, and R. Munger. 1998. Juniper ash as a source of calcium in the Navajo diet. Journal of the American Dietic Association. 98(3):333-334.

El-Ghorab, A., H.A. Shaaban, K.F. EL-Massry, and T. Shibamoto. 2008. Chemical composition of volatile extract and biological activities of volatile and less-volatile extracts of juniper (Juniperus drupacea L.) berry fruit. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(13):5021-5025.

Gallo, T., L.T. Stinson, and L. Pejchar. 2016. Pinyon-juniper removal has long-term effects on mammals. Forest Ecology and Management. 377(1):93-100.

Grieve, M. 2014. A modern herbal. Dover Publications, United States.
 * see also: Juniper oil. Traditional pitcher extraction | Lost trades | Documentary film — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.209.24.60 (talk) 08:22, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Lyons, R.K., M.K. Owens, and R.V. Machen. 2009. Juniper biology and management in Texas. DSpace software, United States.

Miller, R.F., T.J. Svejcar, and J.A. Rose. 2000. Impacts of western juniper on plant community composition and structure. Journal of Range Management. 53(6):574-585.

Rawat, Y.S. and C.S. Everson. 2012. Ecological status and uses of juniper species in the cold desert environment of the Lahaul Valley, North-western Himalaya, India. Journal of Mountain Science. 9:676-686. Nsanghani (talk) 21:22, 5 March 2018 (UTC)