Cypress kernel is the seed of cypress plant, cypress kernel can be eaten, and used as medicine. The leaves of cypress are also one of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicines.

The taste of cypress seed: sweet, flat, non-toxic. Side of cypress leaves: bitter, slightly warm, non-toxic.

Composition of cypress seed kernel contains fat oil, protein, soluble fatty acids. The leaves of cypress contain Pinus sylvestris bitters, cypress glycosides, volatile oils and tannins, resins and so on.

The function of cypress seed kernel is nourishing and strong medicine, with expectorant and cough. Lateral cypress leaves are hemostatic medicine, with the function of dispelling wind-dampness and curing paralytic pain.