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
Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows partridge, Tibetan snowcock, and Himalayan snowcock. There are 27 known amphibian species. Some of these species include Rhacophorus bipunctatus, Scutiger mammatus, Xenophrys pachyproctus, and Theloderma asperum. There are 24 known reptilian species. Some of these species include yellowbelly worm-eating snake, eastern water snake, king cobra, and Laotian wolf snake. This ecoregion is well preserved because of high elevation, difficult climate, and lack of trees. Protected areas include: Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows The Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion of the elevations of the northwestern Himalaya of China, India, and Pakistan. Northwestern