Juniperuscommunis L. (Abhal) is an evergreen aromatic shrub with high therapeutic potential in human diseases . This plant is loaded with nutrition and is rich in aromatic oils and their concentration differ in different parts of the plant (berries, leaves, aerial parts, and root). The fruit berries contain essential oil , invert sugars ,resin , catechin , organic acid, terpenic acids, leucoanthocyanidinbesides bitter compound (Juniperine), flavonoids, tannins, gums, lignins, wax, etc. Conventionally the plant is being potentially used as antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory, astringent, and antiseptic and in the treatment of various abdominal disorders. Recent studies have also found antiinflammatory, cytotoxic, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of juniperus berries in experimental replicae. In this review article unani as well as modern concept of juniperus (abhal) have been covered.

Keywords : Juniperus, abhal, lignin,juniperine, wax etc