Cedarwood also known as deodar in India originally taken from Sanskrit word Devdaru meaning wood of God.The oil from the tree is extracted from the stumps by steam distillation process. Large stump pieces are cut into small pieces for ease of transportation .These small pieces are then chopped finely so that they can be easily loaded in the steam distillation unit for the extraction of oil.The oil thus obtained has warm,spicy,woody,earthy, distinct cedar note .