botanical record · discovered

Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Red Cedar · Bleistiftzeder · Blyant-Ene · Cederhoutboom · Chowwaala · Eastern Red-cedar · Eastern Redcedar · Genévrier de Virginie · Genévrier de Virginie, Cèdre de Virginie · Jałowiec wirginijski · Kurşun kalem ardıcı · Pencil Cedar · Potloodceder · Red Cedar Juniper · Red Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar, Virginian Juniper, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper · Red Juniper · Red cedar, Eastern red cedar, Virginian juniper, Eastern juniper, Red juniper · Red-cedar · Redcedar · Rode ceder

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Appalachia), US, US(Amerindian), Turkey

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Bronchitis, Emmenagogue, Fatality

Science studied: ALUMINUM, CADINENE, CADMIUM, 3-CARENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cupressaceae

Scientific name: Juniperus virginiana

Common names: Red Cedar, Bleistiftzeder, Blyant-Ene, Cederhoutboom, Chowwaala, Eastern Red-cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Genévrier de Virginie, Genévrier de Virginie, Cèdre de Virginie, Jałowiec wirginijski, Kurşun kalem ardıcı, Pencil Cedar, Potloodceder, Red Cedar Juniper, Red Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar, Virginian Juniper, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper, Red Juniper, Red cedar, Eastern red cedar, Virginian juniper, Eastern juniper, Red juniper, Red-cedar, Redcedar, Rode ceder

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, US(Appalachia), US, US(Amerindian), Turkey.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Abortifacient
Bronchitis
Emmenagogue
Fatality
Medicine
Poison
Rash
Rheumatism

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Soap
Sudorific
Debility
Stimulant
Convalescence
Skin
Taenifuge
Wart

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Elsewhere
US(Appalachia)
US
US(Amerindian)
Turkey

Documented cultural uses

Abortifacient
Bronchitis
Emmenagogue
Fatality
Medicine
Poison
Rash
Rheumatism
Soap
Sudorific
Debility
Stimulant

show 4 more documented entries

Convalescence
Skin
Taenifuge
Wart

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

A scalable process for extraction and macroporous resin enrichment of podophyllotoxin from eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) · 2025 source ↗
A computational study on effect of Cymbopogon citratu and Juniperus virginiana against Spodoptera litura. · 2025 source ↗
Site conditions but not intraspecific competition impact Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) sapling growth and physiology along a stress and latitude gradient. · 2025 source ↗