Tuia in Herbalist: Property of Tuia

Scientific name

Thuya occidentalis

Family

Coniferae

Origin

North America, Canada

Synonyms

Parts Used

Drug consisting of flowers and twigs with leaves

Chemical constituents

• Resins;
• Water-soluble polysaccharides with immunostimulating action;
• Essential oil (thujone, fencone, carvone, camphene, pinene, camphor);
• Flavonoids;
• Lignans;
• Tannins.

Tuia in Herbalist: Property of Tuia

Thuja, if used for internal use, is toxic, therefore its use in therapy only concerns the external one, for the treatment of warts and papillomas.