Like a lot of plants, juniper has been used for health purposes for a long time. People have used it as an anti-inflammatory and a diuretic. You can brew it as tea. You can take the powdered berries ...

The juniper tree produces berries with medicinal and culinary properties that are widely used to flavor food, flush the urinary tract, clear lungs—and clean surfaces. Aside from an 850 year-old ...

About a year ago I went a little crazy in a specialty spice store and picked up all kinds of exotic spices to try. Since then I’ve been slowly working through them, trying to figure what the heck to ...

Juniper berries have a tart, pine-like flavor, which people often use as a spice. Newer research suggests they may offer potential health benefits, but the evidence is limited. Share on Pinterest The ...

Take a walk in a juniper forest in Italy, breathe deeply, and you can’t help but think of cocktail hour. That’s because the scent of these berries is so closely associated with a certain white spirit.

New Zealand is one step closer to establishing the country's first plantation of Juniperus communis - whose berries are the key ingredient of gin - following a nationwide search for the elusive ...

In short: An agricultural scientist is championing Australian-grown juniper berries to make gin because most juniper berries are imported from overseas. A juniper berry isn't a true berry, despite its ...