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JJatropha curcas, Juniperus communis, Juniperus chinensis

Juniperus communis

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Pinophyta

Class : Pinopsida

Order : Pinales

Family : Cupressaceae

Genus : juniperus comm.

Chemical Constituents: Diterpenoids- manool, manoyl oxide and trans-totarol, Monoterpenoid- junionone, 2,2-diethyl-3-[(E/Z)-prop-1-en-1-yl]cyclobutanone, Flavonoids and biflavonoidsflavone xyloside, flavan-3-ol glucosides, dihydrochalcon,.alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, delta-3-carene, sabinene, myrcene, beta-phellandrene, limonene, and D-germacrene.

Part used : Dried leaves

Reference:

Chemical Constitutents :

Assessment of some diterpenoids in commercial distilled gin. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18929011
Flavonoids and biflavonoids in Tuscan berries of Juniperus communis L.: detection and quantitation by HPLC/DAD/ESI/MS. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17622155
Chemical composition of the essential oils of Juniperus from ripe and unripe berries and leaves and their antimicrobial activity. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12720394

Anti hyperglycemic activity:

Hypoglycemic activity of juniper "berries". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8073081
Traditional plant treatments for diabetes. Studies in normal and streptozotocin diabetic mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2210118