Juniperus indica is an erect or procumbent tree 20 m high, with hard trunk and branchlets are densely arranged. Juniperus indica is a moderately cold-hardy plant, able to tolerate temperatures down to around -20°c when fully dormant.

 Due to species climatic and geographical conditions, temperate and alpine plants of the Himalaya offer greater possibilities of having novel molecules and even largest quantities of the active compounds. Their ability to grow under the barren and xeric conditions of cold deserts makes them particularly suited for afforestation programmes under these ecological conditions. This Juniper is a dwarf shrub in alpine zone. The Whole plant is bitter, pungent, acrid, appetizer, carminative and anthelmintic. It is also used in diarrhea, abdominal pain, diseases of spleen and abdomen. Leaves act as a stimulant and are used for the treatment of epilepsy. Fruit is and useful in asthma. The oil obtained from fruit is emmenagogue, abortifacient, tonic and good for an earache, toothache.

The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. The seed requires a period of cold stratification. The seed has a hard seedcoat and can be very slow to germinate, requiring a cold period followed by a warm period and then another cold spell, each of 2 - 3 months duration. Soaking the seed for 3 - 6 seconds in boiling water may speed up the germination process. Seedlings can be potted up into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Grow on in pots until large enough, then plant out in early summer. When stored dry, the seed can remain viable for several years Leaves are both scale like and needle like; needle like leaves usually present on young branches, apex acuminate; scale like leaves decussate, linear, apex obtuse. Fruit is fleshy berry, one seeded, brown then shining blue. It is distributed in Nepal (3700-4100 m). Nepal is rich in ethnobotanical information and there are many plants of therapeutic values used by various ethnic community and many studies have been carried out in this aspect. In the remote area of Nepal, plants have been a valuable source for maintaining human health with more intensive studies for natural therapies.

References:

https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/dhupi-leaves-19038846848.html

https://ijpsr.com/bft-article/antibacterial-and-cytotoxic-activity-of-juniperus-indica-bertol-from-nepalese-himalaya/?view=fulltext

http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Juniperus+indica