Category: 香草與香料
杜松子——嚴格來說並非漿果，而是杜松（Juniperus communis）植物的雌性毬果——數千年來在歐洲、北美原住民地區及亞洲部分地區的傳統醫學中一直被使用。這種芳香、含樹脂的漿果最著名的是作為琴酒獨特的植物風味來源，但其藥用歷史遠早於其烹飪用途。
古埃及醫學紙草文獻中提及杜松。北美原住民部落世代將其用於呼吸道和泌尿系統的保健。歐洲傳統民間醫學數世紀以來將其用作消化和腎臟草藥。燃燒杜松木的煙霧在多種文化中被用於淨化儀式。如今，在自然醫學中，它主要被視為泌尿系統和消化系統的保健草藥。
自古埃及時代就開始使用。賦予琴酒獨特風味。最初的芳香藥用植物。
沖泡茶飲時，先輕輕壓碎漿果。浸泡10分鐘。或用於烹飪。不適合長期每日使用——最適合短期淨化療程。
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I've been using these in a juniper and rosemary tonic since I read about their traditional use in European medicine, and the aroma when I crush them is so much stronger than the dusty jar I had before. Whole cones, hardly any broken bits in the bag.
I bought these mainly for pickling and the cones are far plumper than the dusty ones from my local shop. Crushing a few between my fingers released a sharp pine-citrus oil that completely woke up my brine.
I've been crushing a few of these into my sauerkraut brine and the piney bite is exactly what I wanted. The seed cones are mostly intact, though a handful were a bit dry. Traditional European recipes are the reason I bought them, and these do the job.
