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Common Juniper (Juniperus communis) as a tool for helping with Infection (general)
inferred from antimicrobial action
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3 sources supporting Common Juniper for Infection (general). Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's antimicrobial action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review of common juniper (Juniperus communis) details its phenolic and terpenic phytochemistry and its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and other biomedical activities, supporting its traditional use for cystitis and urinary complaints.
This phytopharmacological review of Juniperus communis summarises its traditional use as an antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory, astringent and diuretic agent and its documented antioxidant, antimicrobial and hypoglycaemic pharmacology.
Bioassay-guided fractionation of a Juniperus communis root n-hexane extract isolated diterpenes (e.g. totarol, trans-communic acid) with antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, supporting the herb's traditional use against tuberculosis and respiratory disease.
Juniperus communis preparations inhibited adhesion and biofilm formation of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni, demonstrating an antimicrobial/antiadhesion activity of juniper relevant to its antiseptic use.
Essential oils from cultivated clones of Juniperus communis needles (alpha-pinene, sabinene, limonene rich) showed cytotoxic and antibacterial activities, characterising the antimicrobial phytochemistry of juniper volatile oil.
Juniperus communis essential oil, alone and synergistically with Helichrysum italicum oil, inhibited nontuberculous mycobacteria (Mycobacterium avium, M. intracellulare), demonstrating antimicrobial activity of juniper volatile oil.