Extracts of red cedar have been shown to have antibacterial properties against common bacteria. Compounds with antifungal properties have also been isolated.
research indicates red yeast rice may contain other cholesterol-reducing and be itself an agent useful in lowering cholesterol.
Red Cedar Technology was created in 1999.
They may have been called cedar bark baskets but they were not made of cedar bark as the cedars are not native to North America. They probably used the bark of Thuja plicata the Western Red Cedar wich is not a true cedar.
== The Red Cedar
A haida home is always made out of red cedar bark. To get red cedar bark you need to cut down a red cedar bark tree and build from it.
um... cedar tree?!
Western red cedar is a natural rot resistant soft wood.
Cedar is hard wood. It is from angiosperm trees.
Western red cedar is used in Australia for paneling and siding products in home decor. Much of the red cedar used in Australia is imported from the United States.
Many people develop asthma and bronchial spasms from exposure to red cedar or red cedar dust. This is due to an allergic reaction to plicatic acid present in the wood.
The genus and species of cedar leaves can vary depending on the type of cedar tree. For example, the Eastern Red Cedar tree's scientific name is Juniperus virginiana, while the Western Red Cedar is known as Thuja plicata.
Most preparations of red cedar call for boiling the medicinal parts to make a decoction or for making a tea or infusion.