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Cypress Cupressus sempervirens

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Common Names
Cypress ,
Botanical Name
Cupressus sempervirens
Family
CUPRESSACEAE Cypress Family
Cypress Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Abrasions/Cuts * Cellulite Reduction * Facial and Skin care * Influenza * Varicose veins *
Properties: Antispasmodic* Antiperspirant/Deodorants* Astringent* Deodorant* Diuretic* Hepatic* Skin tonic* Vasoconstrictor* Depurative* Antirheumatic* Muscle Relaxant*
Parts Used: Needles and twigs
Constituents:

Cypress oil is best known for it's use in oily and over hydrated skin, poor circulation problems and it's ability to relieve excess fluid retention. It is one of the essential oils often recommended for cellulite massage blends, treatment of varicose veins and wounds. The oil has a skin-tightening, pore-reducing effect and is used for these properties in facial and skin care formulations.

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How to Use: Cypress
Preparation Methods :Essential Oil

remedyRemedies using : Cypress

Cypress for :Varicose Veins
Varicose Veins Its astringent and styptic qualities make it useful externally for oily skin and varicose veins.

Robert B Tisserand, The Art of Aromatherapy (1977)

referencesCypress Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Abrasions/Cuts * Cellulite Reduction * Facial and Skin care * Influenza * Varicose veins *
Plant Description


Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family).The cypress is a tall, conical shaped tree with small flowers succeeded by round cones, or nuts.

Annies Aromatherapy
Essential Oils and Carrier Oils
aromatherapy The oil has a refreshing, spicy, juniper and pine needle-like aroma and is often used as a modifier in pine fragrances.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
History and Traditions
historyMany cemeteries in the East are thickly planted with Cypresses, however tree has none of that almost necessary mental suggestion of sadness which pertains to the mode of growth of the Weeping Willow or the somber hue of the Yew. Ancient Greco-Roman culture used cypress medicinally and as a purifying incense. It blends well with other Mediterranean oils like lavender, clary sage and bergamot.

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