Juniper
Juniperus ashei
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Medicinal Minute with Ginger Webb
A note from Ginger:
Juniper is cherished throughout the world, in disparate cultures, as an herb used to cleanse (disinfect), bless, sanctify, honor, and heal. The dominant conifer in most of central Texas, we are surrounded by blessings. The rich aromatics of juniper reach into our memory banks and activate deep ancestral emotions. I love making infused oil with the leaves for bodywork. The berries (technically cones) ripen in November; when easily squished between your fingers, they are a delightful edible treat.
Ginger Webb, Community Herbalist, Botanist, Teacher & Mentor
Ginger Webb has been practicing herbalism for nearly 30 years, as a community herbalist, clinical herbalist, herbal medicine maker, wild plant lover, botanist, and teacher. She has trained scores of people to be herbalists through her programs at Sacred Journey School of Herbalism.
Her mission is to keep alive the craft of herbalism through modeling the age-old wisdom of being in right relationship with the plants, and she teaches her students to be stewards of the Earth and the plants first, and to make medicine only when the plants wholeheartedly provide consent.
