ORGANIC THUJA

Platycladus orientalis

Botanical

Also called Chinese thuja or Chinese cypress, thuja orientalis is a conifer of the Cupressaceae family. It is a monoecious, medium-sized tree that can reach 20 m in height, often forming multiple stems in cultivation. Its bark is thin, reddish-brown, flaking in thin longitudinal bands, and its branches are ascending. Its leaves are opposite decussate and scaly.

The genus  Platycladus is closely related to the genus  Thuja . It is distinguished from it all the same thanks to the arrangement of its leafy branches in a vertical plane which are devoid of odors when crushed, by the scales of its strongly hooked cones and its non-winged seeds.

Origin and history

This thuja originates from the north and northeast of China, Korea and Siberia. It grows as far as Japan, Taiwan and Central Asia, even in Indochina. It has been cultivated in Europe since the first half of the 18th century. In cooler parts of tropical Africa it has been planted mostly as an ornamental.

 

Organoleptic properties

Appearance: Fluid liquid

Color: Colorless to pale yellow

Odor: Resinous, lemony, fresh

Distilled parts: Twigs

Country of production: Nepal

Density: 0.901

Chemotype / composition

ALPHA THUJONE, SABINENE

Properties

Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral

Expectorant

Anti-inflammatory

Larvicide, dewormer 

Insecticide, insect repellent

Anti-rheumatic

Astringent, rubefacient

Diuretic

Emmenagogue

Tonic and stimulating

Indications

Rheumatism

Small wounds

Renal detoxification

Amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome

Venous circulation disorders

Pinworms

To keep mosquitoes away

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Modes of use

Oral use to treat pinworms, 1 drop in a spoon of honey 3 times a day for 10 days.

In massage, diluted in HV, on the lower abdomen to relieve PMS.

In diffusion to keep insects away.

Possible synergy

With EO of radiated eucalyptus, to relieve ENT respiratory disorders.