Steinmetz:Thuja

Thuja occidentalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Thuja occidentalis Thuya occidentalis Family Cupressaceae English Names American Thuja Arbor Vitae Tree-of-Life Yellow Cedar False White Cedar Natural Habitat North-Eastern parts of U. S. A. South-Eastern Canada Central and Southern Europe Part(s) Used Cortex Thujae occidentalis Herba Thujae occidentalis = Herba Arboris Vitae Summitates Thujae occidentalis

Constituent(s) volatile oil thujin (bitter principle) punitannic acid thujetic acid tannin pinipicrine resin quercitrin quercetin Action bark: astringent diuretic emmenagogue; leaf top: diuretic sudorific vermifuge styptic alterative irritant expectorant astringent emmenagogue stimulant blood-tonic antiseptic anti-bacterial aromatic toxic