A medium-sized evergreen tree to 35 m tall, with a conic crown with level branches and variably pendulous branchlets. The leaves are scale-like, 2-5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots. The seed cones are ovoid or oblong, 25-40 mm long, with 10-14 scales, green at first, maturing brown about 20-24 months after pollination. The male cones are 3-5 mm long.
Herb Effects
Anthelmintic, antipyretic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, astringent, balsamic and vasoconstrictive (cones and young branches)
In the treatment of whooping cough, the spitting up of blood, spasmodic coughs, colds, flu and sore throats, it astringes varicose veins and haemorrhoids, tightening up the blood vessels (cones and young branches); to cleanse the feet and counter excessive sweating (cones)
Health Remedies 
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