Native to southern Europe, cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) is an evergreen tree of the Cupressaceae family that may reach forty metres.
Its leaves form triangular scales measuring two to six millimetres in length, arranged in pairs; they persist over two to four years. Its crown is pointed in the stricta variety or pyramidal in the pyramidalis variety. The male and female inflorescences are in the shape of cones. The female cones reach maturity eighteen to twenty four months after pollination.
Main aromatic molecules: Monoterpenes (δ-3-carene, α-pinene), sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenols (cedrol).
Family: Cupressaceae.
Producing organs: Leafy branches.
Yield: 200 to 500g of essential oil per 100kg of twigs.
Equivalence: 1ml → 32 drops (dosage calculated for a calibrated dropper European Pharmacopoeia).
