Incense Cedar
Connective Tissue and Muscle Liniment in a bed of Incense Cedar
Historic Uses of Incense Cedar
A powerful plant ally, cedar has been historically used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and anti-microbial magician, among other things.
It can also be taken as a tea or tincture in limited quantities to support the upper respiratory tract. Drunk or taken cold, it can support the kidneys and urinary tract.
Topically, Incense Cedar can help with warts, fungal infections, poison oak, or other rashes.
Incense Cedar Essential Oil
Seth distills our incense cedar essential oil from trees on our farm. By combining the essential oil with organic alcohol and aloe vera, we make a liniment to alleviate pain and bring circulation to creaky joints, scar tissue, and bound-up muscles. The organic alcohol drives the cedar's magic into soft tissue and helps it soften and relax so it can be massaged and manipulated. The moisturizing aloe vera counterbalances the alcohol's drying nature.
We also add this aromatic essential oil to our CBD and Meadow Magic salves. This enhances their efficacy as anti-microbial, anti-fungal, and pain-relieving application.
Incense Cedar Mist
Seth makes our essential oil through a steam-distillation process. After harvesting a truckload of cedar greens, he shreds it and packs forty pounds at a time into a metal basket. That basket is placed into a vat of boiling water. The steam that rises through the greens is laden with the essence of cedar. That steam is then condensed through cooling coils. The less-dense essential oil rises to the surface and is released into a small beaker. The more-dense cedar-infused water is released through a hose below into a pitcher. That water is known as hydrosol, and Incense Cedar hydrosol makes an excellent face toner, space cleanser, linen spray, and cooling mist. You can find some Incense Cedar Wild Forest Mist in our shop if you don’t have to tools to make it yourself.
Disclaimer
For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.