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Essential Oils
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The family of plants that the Calocedrus Decurrens is in, family Cupressaceae, can be utilized for the creation of essential oils. Antimicrobial properties are those properties of a substance that lower the levels of microbes, such as bacteria and viruses. Scientific studies have shown that these essential oils have "strong antimicrobial properties."[1] These antimicrobial properties could potentially be used for therapies in developing countries, although they should undergo more testing and clinical trials before such measures are implemented.[1]
Animal Interactions
editBird Foraging
editFor numerous birds during the wintertime, the Calocedrus Decurrens (incense cedar) has been seen to be used for foraging.[2]Foraging is the activity of looking for and attaining food, and birds use many substrates for this activity. According to the USDA, in areas of the Western Sierra Nevada in California, numerous species of birds are thought to use the incense cedar as a "foraging substrate" so that they can attain as much food as needed.[2] Despite this, the human impacts on these trees due to forest management practices have caused some issues for many of these birds, threatening their use as a forage substrate.[2]
References
edit- Ibrahim, Taghreed A.; El-Hela, Atef A.; El-Hefnawy, Hala M.; Al-Taweel, Areej M.; Perveen, Shagufta (2017). "Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils of Some Coniferous Plants Cultivated in Egypt". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research : IJPR. 16 (1): 328–337. ISSN 1735-0328. PMC 5423258. PMID 28496486[1]
- "Calocedrus decurrens | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University". landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-21.[3]
- Morrison, Michael L.; Dahlsten, Donald L.; Tait, Susan M.; Heald, Robert C.; Milne, Kathleen A.; Rowney, David L. (1989). "Bird foraging on incense-cedar and incense-cedar scale during winter in California". Res. Pap. PSW-RP-195. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 16 p. 195. doi:10.2737/PSW-RP-195.[2]
- ^ a b c Ibrahim, Taghreed A.; El-Hefnawy, Hala M.; El-Hela, Atef A. (2010-10-10). "Antioxidant potential and phenolic acid content of certain cucurbitaceous plants cultivated in Egypt". Natural Product Research. 24 (16): 1537–1545. doi:10.1080/14786419.2010.489049. ISSN 1478-6419.
- ^ a b c d Morrison, Michael L.; Dahlsten, Donald L.; Tait, Susan M.; Heald, Robert C.; Milne, Kathleen A.; Rowney, David L. (1989). "Bird foraging on incense-cedar and incense-cedar scale during winter in California". Berkeley, CA: PSW–RP–195. doi:10.2737/psw-rp-195.
{{cite journal}}: Check|doi=value (help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Jelaska, S.; Libby, W. J. (1988), "Control of Morphogenesis in Calocedrus Decurrens Tissue Culture", Genetic Manipulation of Woody Plants, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 377–388, ISBN 978-1-4612-8922-7, retrieved 2021-12-21