Eastern Hemlock
| Botanical Name | Tsuga canadensis |
| Botanical family | Pinaceae |
| Origin | Canada |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Twigs and needles |
| Note | Middle Top |
| Appearance | limpid, fluid and mobile liquid |
| Color | colorless |
| Odor | typical of conifer, soft and reassuring |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpenes (50%): pinenes, camphene, myrcene, limonene Esters (30%): bornyl acetate |
| Therapeutic properties | Balsamic, anticatarrhal, mucolytic ++ Anti-infective ++ Atmospheric antiseptic ++ General tonic and stimulant ++ Essential oil of passage, used in palliative care +++ Cortical stimulant (imagination, inspiration) ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Balsamic, anticatarrhal, mucolytic ++ Anti-infective ++ Atmospheric antiseptic ++ General tonic and stimulant ++ Essential oil of passage, used in palliative care +++ Cortical stimulant (imagination, inspiration) ++ |