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Jacquard:
The knitting of selected needles that produce various loops using
colored yarns to create interesting designs. A fabric of intricate
variegated weave or pattern.
Jamaican
Dogwood: Dogwood is a powerful sedative, and is used primarily
as a pain remedy. It helps in cases of neuralgia and migraine and
in the relief of ovarian and uterine pain. Also it is used to treat
insomnia to reduce nervous tension or pain. Its actions include:
nervine, anodyne, and anti-spasmodic.
Jasmine:
Used for its wonderful sweet aroma in perfumery.
Jasmine
Oil: A warming and smoothing oil used to revitalize and
stimulate the skin. It is an oil used in perfumes because of its
wonderful aroma.
Jaundice:
The presence of bilirubin deposits (the by-product of breaking down
hemoglobin) in the skin, whites of the eyes and mucosa.
Jojoba:
Jojoba aids in the treatment of dry skin, wrinkles and stretch marks.
It acts as a tonic, emollient and moisturizer.
Jojoba
Oil: See Jojoba.
Jujube Fruit: Tests in Russia indicate
a very high vitamin C content. The fruit has been used medicinally
for millennia by many cultures. One of its most popular uses is
as a tea for sore throat. Jujube, in the form of pastes, tablets
and syrups is also used as a remedy for throat ailments.
Juniper Berries: The bitter action
aids digestion and eases flatulent colic. Externally, it eases pain
in the joints or muscles. Juniper berries contain a volatile oil,
terpinen-4, that acts as a kidney irritant to stimulate increased
kidney filtration and output. For this reason Juniper is commonly
utilized as a diuretic to treat conditions involving the kidneys
and bladder, to increase urine output, and for relief from symptoms
of gout and kidney stones. Its actions include: diuretic, anti-microbial,
carminative, and anti-rheumatic. CAUTION: Due to its action on the
kidneys, Juniper Berries should be avoided in any kidney disease.
It should also be avoided in pregnancy.
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