ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572
Author(s): Anju Dhiman1*, Meenu Bhan2, Ratan Lal3, Bindu Dhiman4,Chhavi Singla
Thuja occidentalis Linn. (Cupressaceae) has been widely used for many ailments in the traditional system like hepatoprotection, anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-arthritic, anti-microbial, anti-cancer etc. because of its medicinal properties. In the nineteenth century, Thuja was commonly used as an externally applied tincture or ointment for the treatment of warts, ringworm and thrush, and a local injection of the tincture was used for treating venereal warts. The present paper summarizes a concise detail about pharmacognostic, phytohemistry and bioactivities of T. occidentalis Linn.
