- Also known as (or relevant to)
- 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
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- 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
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