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 Grove Grove is now be in the "Manurewa-Papakura Ward" of the Auckland Council. The most common ethnic group in Conifer Grove is European as at 2006, with 66.2 percent. Maori residents make up 17.7 percent of the suburb, and Asian residents consisting of 10.3 percent. According to the 2006 New Zealand census, (for residents aged 15 years and older) the most common occupational group in Conifer Grove is "Managers", and the least common group is "Community and personal service workers", with an unemployment rate of 5.1 percent of the Conifer Grove population. Fraser Thomas were commissioned to design the subdivision and