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Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground The genus Cupressus (Cupressaceae) consists of twelve species spread across North America, the Mediterranean Basin, and subtropical Asia at high altitudes [1]. C. sem-pervirens is a considered to be a medicinal tree, as its dried leaves are used for stomach pain, as well as to treat diabetes, and its dried fruit is used to treat inflammation, toothache, and laryngitis and as a contraceptive and astringent [2]. In addition, its dried seeds have been used to treat wounds, ulcers, bruises, sores, pimples, pustules, skin eruptions, and erysipelas, and the essential oil from the leaves and cones is used externally for headache, colds, cough, and bronchitis. With respect to these me-dicinal and pharmacological advantages, C. sempervirens is widely used as a cosmetic ingredient in perfumery and soap-making, including its essential oil distilled from shoots [3]. This species has many specific botanical features, including tolerance to drought, air currents