Juniper tree ("Juniperus phoenicea") is applied in dotted patterns on bisque drinking cups. Gitran makes the water more fragrant and is said to be good for the teeth. Some Indigenous peoples, such as the Dineh, have traditionally used juniper for diabetes. Native Americans have also used juniper berries as a female contraceptive. The 17th Century herbalist physician Nicholas Culpeper recommended the ripened berries for conditions such as asthma and sciatica, as well as to speed childbirth. The plant was long used as an arbortifacient and was known as 'bastard killer' in the UK. Juniper is one of the plants used in
Conifer release list of common pesticides employed as early as 1981 for conifer release is found below. Conifer release Conifer release is a term used in forest management circles to denote selective silvicide and herbicide use, in order to promote conifers at the expense of alternate species. An Oregon State University Extension Service specialist wrote in 2014 that: Weyerhauser used Glyphosate as early as 1979 for its conifer release programme. Scientists noted in 1997 that the below- and near-ground microclimates were affected by conifer release treatments. Scientists at the Lakehead University used Vision (a trade-mark of Monsanto) in 1998 to suppress "Vaccinium"