The health benefits of thuja essential oil can be attributed to its potential properties as an anti-rheumatic, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, insect repellent, rubefacient, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge substance. Thuja essential oil is extracted from the thuja tree, scientifically known as Thuja occidentalis, a coniferous tree. Crushed thuja leaves emit a pleasant smell, which is somewhat like that of crushed eucalyptus leaves, but sweeter. This smell comes from some of the components of its essential oil, predominantly some variants of thujone. This essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of its leaves and branches.
Benefits
Thuja essential oil’s possible diuretic property may make it a detoxifier. It may increase the frequency and quantity of urination. This may help keep the body healthy and free of diseases as it can remove the unwanted water, salts, and toxins like uric acid, fats, pollutants, and even microbes from the body. It can help cure diseases like rheumatism, arthritis, boils, moles, and acne, which are caused by the accumulation of these toxins. It can also help reduce weight by removing water and fat and helps get rid of problems like swelling and edema. Furthermore, the calcium and other depositions in the kidneys and urinary bladder are washed away with the urine. This prevents the formation of stones and renal calculi.
One needs an expectorant for expelling phlegm and catarrh deposited in the respiratory tracts and lungs. This essential oil is an expectorant. It can give you a clear, decongested chest, help you breathe easily, clear out mucus and phlegm, and give relief from coughs.
Thuja essential oil has antimicrobial properties. The toxicity of this essential oil can kill many bacteria, insects and keeps them away from households or areas where it is applied. This is as true for parasitic insects like mosquitoes, lice, ticks, fleas, and bed bugs as it is for other insects found in households like cockroaches, ants, white ants, and moths.