Thuja, Red Cedarleaf (Thuja plicata)
Overview
Thuja, Red Cedarleaf may also be referred to as Western Red Cedar or Giant Red Cedar. It is typically processed in North America using steam distillation as a method for extracting oil from the wood.
Essential Facts
- Aroma Description:
- Common Name(s): Western Red Cedar or Giant Red Cedar
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Synonyms(s) for Thuja plicata: Thuja gigantea
- Botanical Family: Cupressaceae
- Botanical Genus: Thuja
- Major Compounds: Methyl thujate, Methyl-Myrtenate, Terpinen-4-ol
- Color: Clear
- Countries of Production: North America
- Indigenous Country: Canada
- Processing Methods: Steam Distillation
- Part Typically Used: Wood
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Conservation Status:
[NT] Near Threatened
Earthy
Warm
Woody-
Vegan
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Not recommended or safe if pregnant or nursing
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Not recommend or safe for children
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
May be benefitial for addressing the following ailments:
Insect Repellents
Psoriasis
Rashes
Rheumatism
Benefits of Thuja, Red Cedarleaf:
May help promote clear, healthy looking skin when applied topically. Powerful cleansing and purifying agent. Natural insect repellent and wood preservative.
Therapeutic Benefits of Thuja, Red Cedarleaf:
Anti-bacterial
Anti-septic
Insect Repellent
Other Uses for Thuja, Red Cedarleaf:
Hair CareCautions & Safety
Cautions when using Thuja, Red Cedarleaf:
Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas. Also, thujone is toxic. It causes convulsions and hallucinations. Do not ingest.Thuja essential oil should not be taken internally unless recommended and supervised by someone who is qualified.
Articles
Thuja, Red Cedarleaf Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Contact allergy to finished woods in furniture and furnishings: a small allergic contact dermatitis epidemic to western red cedar in sauna interior decoration.
- PubMed: A comparative toxicity assessment of materials used in aquatic construction.
- PubMed: Effects of leaching on fungal growth and decay of western redcedar.
- PubMed: Relationship of dirigent protein and 18s RNA transcript localization to heartwood formation in western red cedar.
- PubMed: Dynamic variation in sapwood specific conductivity in six woody species.
- PubMed: Analysis of western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn) heartwood components by HPLC as a possible screening tool for trees with enhanced natural durability.
- PubMed: Antibacterial effect of beta-thujaplicin on staphylococci isolated from atopic dermatitis: relationship between changes in the number of viable bacterial cells and clinical improvement in an eczematous lesion of atopic dermatitis.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial activity of some Pacific Northwest woods against anaerobic bacteria and yeast.
- PubMed: Nutritional ecology of the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): feeding response to commercial wood species.
- PubMed: Recombinant pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductases from western red cedar (Thuja plicata) catalyze opposite enantiospecific conversions.
- PubMed: Mechanism of occupational asthma due to western red cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Immunologic studies of the mechanisms of occupational asthma caused by western red cedar.
- PubMed: [Biological effect of wood dust].
- PubMed: Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and level of exposure in occupational asthma due to western red cedar (Thuja plicata). Serial observations before and after development of symptoms.
- PubMed: Defense mechanisms of conifers : relationship of monoterpene cyclase activity to anatomical specialization and oleoresin monoterpene content.
- PubMed: Pattern of specific airway response in asthma due to western red cedar (Thuja plicata): relationship with length of exposure and lung function measurements.
- PubMed: Occupational asthma caused by eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) with demonstration that plicatic acid is present in this wood dust and is the causal agent.
- PubMed: [Asthma caused by red cedar (Thuja plicata): 2 cases].
- PubMed: Immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms in asthma due to western red cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Respiratory tract reactions to western red cedar.
- PubMed: Thujaplicins from Thuja plicata as iron transport agents for Salmonella typhimurium.
- PubMed: Fate of occupational asthma. A follow-up study of patients with occupational asthma due to Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Contact allergy from Frullania and respiratory allergy from Thuja.
- PubMed: Histamine release by Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) from lung tissue in vitro.
- PubMed: Maximal expiratory flow and airway resistance during induced bronchoconstriction in patients with asthma due to Western red cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Occupational asthma and rhinitis due to Western red cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Allergic contact dermatitis from cedar wood (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Bronchial reactions to western red cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Occupational asthma due to Western or Canadian red cedar (Thuja plicata).
- PubMed: Occupational asthma and rhinitis due to Western red cedar (Thuja plicata), with special reference to bronchial reactivity.
- PubMed: Antibiotic substances from the heart wood of Thuja plicata Don.
- PubMed: Antibiotic substances from the heart wood of Thuja plicata D. Don; the constitution of beta-thujaplicin.
- PubMed: Antibiotic substances from the heart wood of Thuja plicata D Don; the constitution of alpha-thujaplicin.
- PubMed: Antibiotic substances from the heart wood of Thuja plicata D. Don; the constitution of gamma-thujaplicin.