What are Juniper Berries good for? Used for? What do they taste like? A Juniper Berry is really not a berry, it's actually a cone! But it looks like a berry. Most of the junipers are edible but there are varieties that are poisonous. For most people you could eat the juniper berries as they are, but stay away if you got health issues! Read about which is edible, its history in medicine, what it tastes like, its power to remove evil spirits from your home and finally how to harvest them safely!