The wood is very much like that of other cedars in cypress family with a fine, straight grain and distinct aroma.
Laotian and
Dao tribesmen use Fujian cypress timber for wall partitioning or roofing. The timber was formerly used for
coffins and is occasionally referred to as "coffinwood". In Vietnam, it is considered a precious timber because of its characteristic aroma and its exceptional density; therefore it is used to make art works, pieces of furniture, and
charcoal of high heat value. It is considered an ecologically threatened species in Vietnam.
Distillation, especially of its root, gives an
essential oil called siam wood or pemou oil used in
aromatherapy. In China, freshly harvested green cypress branches are burned to smoke and cure salted meat and sausage, sometimes in combination with
pomelo and
tangerine peels. ==References==