Cedar Leaf Essential Oil (Canada)
Product Name: Cedar Leaf Essential Oil (Canada)
Botanic Name: Thuja occidentalis
Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Description: Cedar Leaf Essential Oil is extracted from Thuja
occidentalis of the Cupressaceae family and is also known as eastern white
cedar, cedar leaf, tree of life and American arborvitae.
Aromatic Scent: Cedar Leaf Essential Oil is intensely sharp and fresh with
a woody camphor scent.
Common Uses: The chemical constituents of Cedar Leaf Oil are said to
make it anti-rheumatic, astringent, tonic, diuretic, vermifuge, expectorant,
repellent to insects, and a stimulant to the nerves, uterus and heart muscles.
Thought to be useful in steam baths for rheumatism, arthritis, congestion and
gout, it has traditionally been used as a wash for swollen feet and burns. It
was commended as a medicinal in treating scurvy as late as the 1900's. Cedar
Leaf Oil is used today in pharmaceutical products for its therapeutic
properties, as well as in perfumes, toiletries, cosmetics, soaps and detergents
for its aromatic properties.
History: The Canadian forest, where Thuja Occidentalis originated,
is a green band which is over 6,000 kilometers long and up to 3,000 kilometers
wide in some areas, and is mainly comprised of coniferous trees. Also known as
Northern White Cedar and Eastern Arborvitae, it grows near fresh water.
