Virginia Cedarwood
| Botanical Name | Juniperus virginiana |
| Botanical family | Cupressaceae |
| Origin | United States |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Drink |
| Note | |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid, crystallization possible at room temperature |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor | woody note of sandalwood type, interesting, suave, typical of cedar. Of the three cedars, it is the essential oil that has the most characteristic cedar odor. The smell is quite close to a freshly sharpened gray pencil. |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Sesquiterpenols (30–45%): cedrol, eudesmol, widdrol Sesquiterpenes (25–35%): cedrenes, thujopsene |
| Therapeutic properties | Venous, lymphatic and prostatic decongestant +++ Phlebotonic, lymph tonic +++ Analgesic ++ Anti-inflammatory ++ Decongestant ++ Oestrogenic +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Varicose veins, heavy legs, varicosity, swelling in legs +++ Cellulitis, oedema, lipedema +++ Internal and external haemorrhoids ++++ Prostatitis, prostate congestion +++ Venous leg ulcers ++ |