Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Chinese thuja

Plant

Family

Cupressaceae

English

Chinese thuja, Biota, Chinese arborvitae, Common chinese arbor-vitae, Morpankhi, Oriental arborvitae, Oriental-cedar, Oriental thuja, Platycladus, Thuja

Latin

Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco, Biota orientalis (L.) Endl., Thuja orientalis L., Platycladus orientalis, Thuja orientalis, Biota orientalis Endl., Thuju orientalis L.

Plantparts

foliage, Grain, small branck, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Alopecia, Anti-alopecic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, Antipyretic, antiseptic, Antitussive, Aperient, asthma, Astrigent, astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Baldness, Bleeding, Bleeding Stancher, Calmative, Calming of nerves, care of the skin, catharic, Cathartic, check bleeding, cough depressing, Cough suppressant, disinfectant, Diuretic, emollient, Emollients, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Good for skin, good for the stomach, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemostatic, have weak nerves, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemostat, Hemostatic, Hæmostatic, increase growth of the hair, inhibit bleeding, laxative, Lenitive, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nervine, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, Nervous lassitude, Nervous trophorestorative, Neurasthenia, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Perfect skin, Promoting growth of hair, Purgative, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, sedative, Skin-care, skin tonic, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, suffering from a nervous disorder, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used as an antiseptic, weak nerves, weak stomach

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Heart, TCM MERIDIAN: Kidney, TCM MERIDIAN: Large Intestine, TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Taiwan, China, Phytomedical use in China, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Korea, Phytomedical use in Vietnam

Ingredients

 Amentoflavone, Fenchone, Menthyl acetate, Myricitrin, pinene, Quercetin, quercitrin, thujone

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4660

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