Plant Details

Accepted name:: Juniperus communis L. [Cupressaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 9

Juniperus communis var. charlottensis R.P.Adams

Juniperus communis var. communis

Juniperus communis var. depressa Pursh

Juniperus communis nothosubsp. guadarramica Rivas Mart.

Juniperus communis var. hemisphaerica (J.Presl & C.Presl) Parl.

Juniperus communis var. kelleyi R.P.Adams

Juniperus communis var. megistocarpa Fernald & H.St.John

Juniperus communis var. nipponica (Maxim.) E.H.Wilson

Juniperus communis var. saxatilis Pall.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aaraar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aarar	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
abahal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
abhal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
abhal(aarar)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aparajita	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arar	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ardıç yaprağı	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
ashvathaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baccae juniperi	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
bither	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
borievka	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
boróka	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
brinje	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
chhilli	Other	Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
common juniper	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
dhmankshanashini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dwarf juniper	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
einer	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
einir	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
en	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
enebro	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
enebro común	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
enebær	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
fructus juniperi	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
gemeine wacholder	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
genièvre	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, psd.-fruc. (2008) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
genièvre (huile essentielle de)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
genièvre commun	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
geniévrier	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
genévrier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
genévrier commun	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
gewöhnlicher wacholder	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ginepro	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ginepro comune	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gogar	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
ground juniper	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
guggal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
habb-ul-aaraar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
habb-ul-arar	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
habbul	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
habbul-aaraar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
habusha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hackmatack	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hapusa	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hapusha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
hapushaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hapuṣā (fruit)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hauber	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
haubera	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
havubair	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
havuber	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
havulber	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
havusa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
havushaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
havuṣā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hayusha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
heide-wacholder	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
horse savin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hosh	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
hosha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ienupăr	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
iuniperi aetheroleum	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
iuniperi pseudo-fructus	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
jalovec	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
jałowiec	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
jeneverbes (vluchtige olie)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
jhora	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
juniper	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO Catalogue (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
juniper (essential oil)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
juniper berries	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
juniper berry	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, psd.-fruc. (2008) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
juniper oil	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
juniperi aetheroleum	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
juniperi fructus	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
juniperi galbulus	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
juniperi pseudo-fructus	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, psd.-fruc. (2008)
junipero	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
juniperus communis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
junípero	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
junípero, fruto	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
kachhughna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadagys	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
kadakas	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
kadiķis	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
kaphaghni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapotapanka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kataja	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
malchangel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
matsyagandha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oil of juniper berry	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
padma beeja	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
padmabeeja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padmak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palash	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
pallas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
plihahantri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
plihashatru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarv kohi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
shajratulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
spa ma i bras bu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
spa mai bras bu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svalpaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-e-rahel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vapusha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vigandhika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vishaghni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
visra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
visraganga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wachholder	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
wacholder	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
wacholderbeeren	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
zimbreiro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
zimbro	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
можжевельник	Other	Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
хвойна	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
cone berry		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fruit		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
aetheroleum		EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010)
pseudo-fructus		EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, psd.-fruc. (2008)
Fruit (berry)		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Fruit		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Wood, Herb, Bud, Fruit	Essential oil, Oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Fruit		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Fruit		Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
	oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried ripe cone berry	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
berry cone	dried ripe cone berry	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
fruit	dried fruit	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
fruit	dried fruit	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
fruit	fruit	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
fruit		ISO Catalogue (2009)
fruit	vegetal drug, fluid extract, essential oil	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
fruit, terminal branchlets	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Fruit		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
fruit	Dried ripe cone berry	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
pseudofruto		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Juniperus borealis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 397 (1796), nom. superfl.
Juniperus communis subsp. eucommunis Syme in J.E.Smith, Engl. Bot., ed. 3a, 8: 273 (1868), not validly publ.
Juniperus communis var. vulgaris Aiton Hortus Kew. 3: 414 (1789), not validly publ.
Juniperus vulgaris Bubani Fl. Pyren. 1: 45 (1897), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Juniperis communis Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Juniperus communis	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Juniperus communis (L.)	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Juniperus communis L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, aeth. (2010) EMA Com. Monog.: Juniperus communis, psd.-fruc. (2008) Ethnomed. Uses of Edible Wild Fruits, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Juniperus communis Linn	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Juniperus communis Linnaeus	ISO Catalogue (2009)
Juniperus communis L.	Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)

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