Juniper berries
Juniper Berries are female seed cones produced by the juniper plant of the cypress family. Even though we call them berries, and they resemble the forest fruits, juniper berries are cones covered with fleshy scales – green when young, and purple-black when mature. Juniper berries are commonly used as spice, lightly crushed, fresh and dried. Juniper is also used to flavor gin and as a natural remedy for rheumatism and arthritis. An essential oil extracted from juniper berries is very fragrant and used in perfumery and aromatherapy. Interesting thing is that the essential oil can be obtained from berries that have already been used to flavor the gin.
