CYPRESS
| Botanical Name | Cupressus sempervirens |
| Botanical family | Cupressaceae |
| Origin | France, Provence |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Leafy twigs |
| Note | Middle-base |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | very pale yellow to orange-yellow |
| Odor | turpentine then woody and amber, very fine |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpenes (80%): pinenes, carene Sesquiterpenols (< 5%): cedrol |
| Therapeutic properties | Lymphatic and venous decongestant +++ Prostate decongestant +++ Relieves coughs ++ Intestinal tonic ++ Regulates the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Varicose veins, haemorrhoids, swelling in legs +++ Spasmodic, dry and tickly coughs +++ Loss of voice +++ Enuresis in children +++ Digestive and pancreatic sluggishness ++ Prostatitis and prostatic congestion +++ |