Cypress Essential Oil
Cypress Essential Oil, Cypress is a tall evergreen tree with slender branches and a statuesque conical shape. It bears small flowers and round, browninsh-gray cones or nuts. Native to the eastern Mediterranean; now grows wild in France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Portugal, North Africa, Britain and, to a lesser degree, the Balkan countries. Cultivation and distillation usually take place in France, also Spain, Austria and Morocco.
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| Botanical Name: | Cupressus sempervirens L. |
| Family: | Cupressaceae |
| Synonyms: | Italian cypress, mediterranean cypress. |
| See Also: | Cypress Wood Essential Oil |
| Parts Used: | Needles and twigs |
| Extraction Method: | Steam distilled |
| Appearance: | Pale yellow to greenish liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Woody evergreen |
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| Consistancy: | Thin |
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| Blends well with: | Bergamot, chamomile roman, clary sage, cedarwood, geranium, hyssop, juniper, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, mandarin, pine, spruce, rock rose, rosemary, thyme linalol. |
| Historical Uses: | Cypress has been used mixed with honey or syrup for internal use and as an ointment for external use. Internally, used for bronchitis, asthma, chronic catarrh, flatulence, and rheumatic problems. |
| Modern Uses: | It is beneficial to the urinary system and is considered useful where there is excessive loss of fluid, such as heavy perspiration or menstrual loss and diarrhea. Employed in some pharmaceutical products as in fresh, menthol note flavour (ex. tooth paste; used as a fragrance component in colognes, coniferous note fragrance aftershaves and perfumes. |
| Cautions: | Non toxic, non irritant, and non sensitizing |
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