Thuja Essential Oil
Thuja occidentalis, a species of thuja, is an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada, from central Saskatchewan east to New Brunswick, and south to eastern Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains. Unlike the closely related Thuja plicata (Western Redcedar), it is only a small tree, to 10-20 m tall and 0.4 m trunk diameter (exceptionally to 30 m tall and 1.6 m diameter). The bark is red-brown, furrowed and peels in narrow, longitudinal strips. Thuja occidentalis should not be confused with the Chinaberry, Melia azedarach, an Australian deciduous tree also known as the White Cedar.
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| Toxicity: | LD50 - (oral) rat 0.83g/kg; (dermal) rabbit >g/kg.
Irritation/Sensitisation - not known
Phototoxicity - Nil reported |
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