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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Thuja occidentalis (Cupressaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bati Mazizi; A'Fus; Arborvitae,American; Northern White-Cedar; Arbor-Vitae; Umur Aghaji; Mazu; Cedar,White; Arborvitae; Mazi Aghaji; Po

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antiseptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Arthritis US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bactericide Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Bactericide Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere *
Catarrh US(Appalachia) *
Condyloma US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Condyloma USSR Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cough US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Cough Elsewhere *
Cough US(Appalachia) *
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.