Use in Skin Care and Remedies

Juniper can live to a great age and bears three years’ growth of berries on its branches at the same time. This combination was believed to indicate exceptional powers of procreation and life. The essential oils that are normally found in the flowers permeate the juniper throughout its leaves and fruits and even into the wood. Essential oils are associated with warming and forming properties. In the juniper the formative element is reflected in the needle-sharp leaves. At the same time the bush is closely connected with the earth through its strong root system and therefore has the earth as one pole and warmth and light as the other. As a remedy which acts on the kidneys, it passes on its warming and formative powers to human beings, especially in conditions requiring increased excretion to flush out metabolic waste.
The ripe seed cones of the juniper are found in the kidney tonic WALA Nierentonikum, which is effective in treating infections of the urinary tract and metabolic disorders associated with abnormal deposits, as well as in WALA Akne-Kapseln capsules for the treatment of acne, which stimulate the metabolism in such a way as to relieve the skin. The capsules of WALA Juniperus/Berberis com., Kapseln contain essential oil from juniper berries and combat weakness of elimination via the kidneys which could lead to kidney stones, gout and flatulence.


Prescribing information for the products cited (the indications are derived from the anthroposophical understanding of man and nature):

Akne-Kapseln (capsules for the treatment of acne)
Indications: Stimulation of the intermediate metabolism to relieve the skin from heightened metabolic activity, e.g. acne vulgaris (acne), overactivity of the sebaceous glands (seborrhoea).
Warning: Medicinal product contains glucose.

Juniperus/Berberis comp., Kapseln (capsules)
Indications: Stimulation of the sensitivity and warmth organism in the region of the kidneys in conditions marked by weakness of elimination, e.g. kidney stones, gout; wind (flatulence).

Nierentonikum (kidney tonic)
Active ingredients: Extract of betula, folium; juniperi pseudo-fructus
Indications: Stimulation of the excretory function of the kidneys in urinary tract infections and in metabolic disorders leading to deposits and degenerative changes such as gout, rheumatism, sclerosis.
Warning: This medicinal product contains sucrose and a mixture of glucose and fructose (honey). If you know that you suffer from intolerance of certain sugars you should consult your doctor before taking Nierentonikum. 1 teaspoonful (5 ml) contains approx. 2 g of a mixture of glucose and fructose equivalent to approx. 0.2 BE (1 BE [bread exchange] = 10-12 g carbohydrate). If you are on a diabetes diet you must take this into account. Nierentonikum can be harmful to the teeth (tooth decay).

For information on risks and side-effects please read the pack insert and ask your doctor or pharmacist.