Description
Cypress High Quality Essential Oil-10ml
סייפרס ברוש
Cupressus sempervirens
Extracted from: Needles and Combs
Origins: Native to Israel and Egypt
Harvested, Distilled, and Bottled in Israel
Known in Hebrew as Midbar Cypress מדבר ברוש
Botanical Name: Cupressus sempervirens
Nicknames: Mediterranean Cypress, Judean Cypress, Egyptian cypress, and Negev Desert Cypress. Romans took practically a forest of cypress trees from Israel and grew them in Rome and today they grow all over Italy as well.
Spiritual meaning “to grow, to be lean, without fatness or sin.”
Cypress leaves were used by the ancient Assyrians for treating hemorrhoids, and the Greek physician Galen (BCE 165) wrote of their use for diarrhea, internal bleeding, and menstrual disorders.
Many years later, Rabbi Moses Maimonides came to the same conclusion as the Assyrians, Egyptians and Israelites wrote of the cones, ‘These are accounted very drying and binding, good to stop fluxes of all kinds, as sitting of blood, diarrhea, dysentery, the immoderate flux of the menses.’ Chinese medicine considers seed cones to be beneficial for the liver and respiratory system. Maimonides also agrees.
Cypress is an effective vasoconstrictor, which means it helps to narrow dilated blood vessels such as varicose veins or broken capillaries that appear on the face. Blend it with lemon or bitter orange together with frankincense in a base cream or lotion for this type of application. It also helps to balance oily skin when used in this way. May help stop bleeds.
In Ancient Egypt, Cypress needles leaf and combs were often put in fatty oils and sat in sun to macerate for several days then strained and used as body deodorant and room purifier. Much of the oil was used to detox skin and clear skin issues as well as body and hair lice in Egyptian royalty because of lack of washing the body. Was used by Israelites to clear lungs of congestion, washed inner garments and clothing in water permeated with the aroma to prevent mites and lice, Oil was used for skin issues, as a perfume, added to bath water, and hung branches above doors to absorb unwanted odors.
Cypress essential oil has a diuretic and detoxifying action, therefore when blended and used in massage with other diuretic oils such as juniper berry, sweet fennel, and grapefruit, it is valuable for edema (fluid retention) and cellulite. Use it in massage to ease the pain associated with muscle cramps and spasms, periods, arthritis, and rheumatism.
Asthma and spasmodic coughs respond well to cypress oil when vaporized because it acts as a sedative to the respiratory nerve endings and is a decongestant. Likewise, it can help clear blocked sinuses and stuffy noses when you are suffering from a cold with the added bonus that it is an effective antibacterial.
On the emotional system, cypress oil is strengthening and fortifying which helps to facilitate changes in life and bring about transformation, especially to those who are rooted in the past. This makes it an excellent oil to use during menopause as well as the monthly cycle, where it can be helpful with dysmenorrhoea. As you might expect from its historical associations, cypress is an essential oil that assists with the grieving process after bereavement, being both strengthening and relaxing to the mind.
Cypress essential oil is a base note that adds a unique coniferous characteristic to blends and works well with benzoin, bergamot, cedar Virginian, clary sage, fir silver, frankincense, juniper berry, lavender, lemon, mandarin, marjoram sweet, myrrh, orange bitter and sweet, pine, rosemary, sandalwood.
Bible text:
Isaiah 44:14 Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow.
Enhances Respiration, Skincare, & Circulation systems; Protective; Cellulite.****
