Cypress essential oil is antispasmodic, acting especially on the bronchial tract. When inhaled it will help relieve an asthma attack and a couple drops in a diffuser will act as a preventative during the night after an attack. It relieves spasm in the intestinal and muscular systems. It helps cure convulsions, muscle pulls, cramps and spasmodic cholera which are caused due to spasms. It also helps remove cough and phlegm accumulated in the respiratory tracts and lungs & loosens congestion, making breathing easier when suffering from cough and cold.

Cypress essential oil increases urination, both in frequency and in quantity. This promotes digestion and also does not let gas form in the intestines as well as removes excess water from the body and reduces swelling. Frequent urination removes toxins from the body, reduces blood pressure and cleanses kidneys.

Cypress essential oil is a sudorific, something that causes sweating or perspiration. The sweating removes toxins and excess salt and water through sweat. This cleans the pores and sebum glands and cures acne and other skin diseases.

Cypress essential oil has a masculine scent and can easily replace the synthetic deodorants which boast of a spicy, masculine smell. Not only external application, but internal consumption too can effectively drive away bad breath and body odor because the volatile components of this essential oil tend to vaporize through all possible openings such as mouth and pores on skin, thus eliminating the body odor. It has no negative side effects.

Cypress essential oil helps balance the female hormone system. Hot flashes during menopause may be reduced with cypress essential oil combined with clary sage both massaged in the skin and inhaled. It relieves menstrual pain, PMS, and taken orally and applied topically, it helps inhibit ovarian cysts. Used topically this oil can ease heavy menstrual bleeding and help control regular menstrual cycles.

As a styptic, cypress essential oil promotes contraction of gums, hair follicles, muscles, skin and blood vessels thereby preventing loosening and fall of teeth, hair fall and flow of blood through vessels.

It is also a vasoconstrictor, helping constrict blood vessels and stanch the flow of blood from serious wounds and internal bleeding.

Cypress essential oil is a good antiseptic for external and internal wounds as well as an ingredient in antiseptic lotions and creams. It also has astringent qualities and tightens the skin, gums and digestive tract.

As an astringent, cypress essential oil tightens the gums, skin and remove the pain and swelling from hemorrhoids. It also helps shrink varicose veins when used as a compress on them.

In aromatherapy cypress essential oil calms and sooths irritable, angry and stressed emotions as well as having an uplifting effect on the spirit. It helps ease feelings of loss and grief.

Magically, cypress essential oil is used in spells concerning the dead, both in honoring them and in calling spirits. Use in spells to heal from loss and grief. This oil is ruled by Saturn and its element is earth.