Hrádek - Odolenov - juniper hill
Above the settlement of Odolenov, on the left side when traveling to Svatobor, an interesting location covered with junipers will appear.
History of juniper use
Juniperus communis, from the Celtic junepus - bitter, bitter, pungent. Juniper was already known in antiquity. Hippocrates used it to speed up wound healing and internally to hasten childbirth. Hildegard of Bingen used juniper as a diuretic for fever and lung diseases.
In the Middle Ages and up to the 16th century, it was considered a panacea. The first mentions of juniper treatment date back to ancient times. A juniper planted in front of the door to the house was supposed to reliably ward off witches. In the Middle Ages, the Arabs prepared famous jams from juniper, which are still preserved today in older Arab pharmacopoeias. Juniper has a long history of use in natural medicine in Europe and China. Juniper smoke was used as a prevention against the black plague and leprosy. Even during World War II, French nurses burned juniper in hospital rooms.
Juniper fruits have been used since ancient times. Buckwheat is a diuretic, perfuses the mucous membrane of the digestive tract and improves digestion. It works against flatulence. They also make breathing easier. Schnapps with an unmistakable taste are prepared from the fruits - gin, pine. The recipe for gin was preserved from the 17th century (by the famous Dutch doctor Francis Sylvius, when he tried to prepare a diuretic tincture). The word gin comes from the Dutch name for juniper - geniver. One kilogram of heifers tastes 400 liters of gin. American Indians used juniper for difficult births.
Source: explanatory board at the site
History of juniper use
Juniperus communis, from the Celtic junepus - bitter, bitter, pungent. Juniper was already known in antiquity. Hippocrates used it to speed up wound healing and internally to hasten childbirth. Hildegard of Bingen used juniper as a diuretic for fever and lung diseases.
In the Middle Ages and up to the 16th century, it was considered a panacea. The first mentions of juniper treatment date back to ancient times. A juniper planted in front of the door to the house was supposed to reliably ward off witches. In the Middle Ages, the Arabs prepared famous jams from juniper, which are still preserved today in older Arab pharmacopoeias. Juniper has a long history of use in natural medicine in Europe and China. Juniper smoke was used as a prevention against the black plague and leprosy. Even during World War II, French nurses burned juniper in hospital rooms.
Juniper fruits have been used since ancient times. Buckwheat is a diuretic, perfuses the mucous membrane of the digestive tract and improves digestion. It works against flatulence. They also make breathing easier. Schnapps with an unmistakable taste are prepared from the fruits - gin, pine. The recipe for gin was preserved from the 17th century (by the famous Dutch doctor Francis Sylvius, when he tried to prepare a diuretic tincture). The word gin comes from the Dutch name for juniper - geniver. One kilogram of heifers tastes 400 liters of gin. American Indians used juniper for difficult births.
Source: explanatory board at the site
