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Juniper berry

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Emerging Benefits of Juniper Berries

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Making Juniper Berry Infusion

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Top 10 Health Benefits of Juniper berry - Healthy Wealthy Tips

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How to use wild juniper berries for cooking

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About and Uses of Juniper Berry

A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus communis, are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavour. Juniper berries may be the only spice derived from conifers.