Cedar (Red)
Juniperus virginiana
About Cedar (Red)
Cedar (Red) (Juniperus virginiana) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, UTI, Skin Health, and Arthritis. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Juniperus virginiana — its common names include red cedar, eastern redcedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, pencil cedar, and aromatic cedar — is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper) and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist