Cade essential oil is steam distilled from a large evergreen shrub up to 13ft high, with long dark needles and brownish-black berries about the size of hazelnuts. The essential oil is obtained by destructive distillation from the branches and heartwood. Native to southern France, but now common throughout Europe and North Africa. It is mostly produced mainly in Spain and former Yugoslavia. Extentively used in pharmaceutical work as a solvent for chemical drugs, in dermatological creams and ointments, as well as in veterinary medicine. The rectified essential oil is used in fragrance work, in soap, lotions, creams and perfumes.