What is the atlas cedar tree used for?

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history, cultrual uses, involvement, etc...

Answer 1

Medicinal uses:

Antidandruff; Antifungal; Antiseptic; Nervine; Pectoral; Skin.

Traditional Moroccan medicine: (wood, leaves) as an anti-inflammatory for rheumatism, but warns of neurotoxic effects

Other Uses:

Essential oil, used in perfumery and soap production or as insect ( moths ) repellent

Wood used for joinery and veneer, in construction, insect-repellent articles.

Hope chests ( wedding chests or glory boxes ) were made out of cedar wood.

(  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_chest )

Dry-distillation, for tar-making

Leaves (needles) are using in tanning

King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem was constructed with cedar wood, but that should have been wood of the congeneric  Lebanon cedar