"The Ringing Cedars of Russia" brand comes exclusively from wild-harbested Siberian cedar nuts - one of the most nutritious cedar nuts in the world. Our Siberian cedar nut oil is extra virgin is 100% cold pressed from freshly shelled raw Siberian cedar nuts. Cedar nut oil has also traditionally been used in ancient Russian and European natural medicine to cure a wide array of ailments - ingested (decreasing blood pressure, boosting immune system resistance, etc.) or applied externally (a range of dermatological disorders. It is also used in expensive cosmetics. It contains pinolenic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, which helps stimulate cell proliferation, prevent hypertension, decrease blood lipid and blood sugar, and inhibit allergic reactions.