THUJA WHITE CEDAR

THUJA, WHITE CEDAR (Thuja occidentalis L.) +

Synonyms :
T. occidentalis var. fastigiata H. Jaeger, T. occidentalis var. nigra L. H. Bailey, T. occidentalis var. pyramidalis Zederb.

Activities (Thuja) :
Abortifacient (f; PH2); Analgesic (f; LAF); Anaphrodisiac (f; CEB); Antibacterial (1; EFS; FNF; PH2); Antiseptic (f; CEB); Antiviral (1; LAF; PH2); Convulsant (1; LAF; PH2); Counterirritant (1; LAF); Cytotoxic (1; HH2); Depurative (f; CEB; EFS); Diaphoretic (f; CEB; EFS); Diuretic (f; LAF); Emmenagogue (1; EFS; LAF); Expectorant (1; LAF); Fungicide (f; LAF); Hypotensive (1; LAF); Immunostimulant (1; LAF; PH2; PNC); Insectifuge (f; CEB); Lactagogue (f; CEB); Phagocytotic (1; LAF); Secretagogue (f; CEB); Spasmogenic (1; PH2); Stimulant (f; EFS; PNC); Tonic (f; CEB); Toxic (1; HH2); Uterotonic (1; LAF); Vermifuge (1; CEB; EFS; LAF).

Indications (Thuja) :
Amenorrhea (1; CEB; HH2; PH2; PNC); Angina (f; HH2); Arthrosis (f; FAD; PHR; PH2); Bacteria (1; EFS; FNF; PH2); Bleeding (f; CEB); Blepharosis (f; HH2; PH2); Blood (f; DEM); Body Odor (f; DEM); Bronchosis (1; FAD; HH2; PHR); Bruise (f; DEM); Bug Bite (f; LAF); Burn (f; CEB; DEM; PH2); Cancer, anus (f; JLH); Cancer, bladder (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, hand (f; JLH); Cancer, mucus (f; JLH); Cancer, penis (f; JLH); Cancer, skin (f; JLH); Cancer, vulva (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; HH2; PH2); Caries (f; DEM); Catarrh (f; HH2); Childbirth (f; DEM); Coccyx (f; DEM); Cold (f; DEM; FAD); Colic (f; DEM); Condylomata (1; CEB; JLH; PHR); Conjunctivosis (f; HH2; PH2); Cough (f; DEM; FAD; LAF); Cystosis (f; HH2; JLH; PH2; PNC); Depression (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; DEM; LAF; PH2); Dysentery (f; CEB); Dysmenorrhea (f; CEB; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Enuresis (f; HH2; PH2); Epithelioma (f; JLH); Fever (f; CEB; EFS; LAF); Fracture (f; DEM); Fungus (f; LAF); Gout (f; HH2; LAF; PH2); Headache (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Hematochezia (f; CEB); Hemorrhoid (f; FAD); Herpes (1; PHR; PH2); High Blood Pressure (1; LAF); Immunodepression (1; LAF; PH2; PNC); Incontinence (f; FAD); Infection (f; DEM; FAD; LAF; PH2); Malaria (f; CEB); Mucososis (f; PH2); Myalgia (1; PHR; PH2); Mycosis (1; FAD; LAF); Nephrosis (f; HH2; PH2); Neuralgia (f; CEB; HH2; PHR; PH2); Otitis media (f; PH2); Pain (f; CEB; DEM; LAF); Paralysis (f; CEB; DEM); Pertussis (f; HH2; PH2); Pharyngosis (f; HH2); Polyp (f; JLH); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Prostatosis (f; FAD); Psoriasis (f; HH2; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; CEB); Rash (f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; CEB; HH2; LAF; PH2); Sciatica (f; CEB); Smallpox (f; DEM); Sore (f; DEM; FAD); Sore Throat (1; PHR; PH2); Sprain (f; DEM); Streptococcus (f; PH2); Swelling (f; CEB; DEM; MIC); Syncope (f; CEB; DEM); Toothache (f; CEB; DEM); Tracheosis (f; PH2); Tuberculosis (f; CEB; DEM); VD (f; CEB; JLH); Virus (1; LAF; PH2); Wart (f; JLH; LAF); Water Retention (f; LAF); Worm (1; CEB; EFS; LAF); Wound (f; DEM).

Dosages (Thuja) :
1–2 g 3 ×/day (HH2); 2–4 ml liquid extract (PNC); taken only occasionally (AHP); for rheumatic pain, Native Americans mix dry powder of 4 parts polypody with 1 part ground cedar cones, with warm water, as a poultice, separated from the body with a cloth to prevent the attendant burning (CEB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Thuja) :
Class 2b. Abortifacient, emmenagogue/ uterostimulant (AHP). Approved for food use in the U.S. only if it is thujone free (may contain 6500 ppm thujone (AHP). Not approved by Commission E (KOM; PHR). Cedar leaf oil is suspected to have emmenagogue and uterotonic activity, should be avoided in pregnancy. Following attempted abortion, patient may experience diarrhea, hemorrhage of the mucous membranes, queasiness, vomiting, even fatality (PHR).