 Cedarwood Virginian is a widespread North American species of juniper, known as Eastern Juniper or Eastern Redcedar (although it is not closely related to the true cedars, genus Cedrus); the Lakota Native American name is Chansha, "redwood" or Hante'. It is found from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, east of the Great Plains. Eastern Juniper is a dense slow-growing tree that may never become more than a bush on poor soil but is ordinarily from 5-18 m tall, rarely 25 m, with a short trunk from 30-60 cm (1-2 feet) in diameter, rarely 120 cm (4 feet) diameter. The largest trees, on bottomlands in southeastern states of the USA, can be 300 years old.
| Adulteration: | Cedarwood oil Virginia has been diluted with the addition of cedarwood oil Chinese (Cupressus funebris). |
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| Toxicity: | LD50 - (oral) rat >5g/kg; (dermal) rabbit >5g/kg.
Irritation/Sensitisation - Nil at 8% (Human)
Phototoxicity - Nil reported |
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