322 Botanic Drugs 



Thuja is a terebinthinate and partakes of the 

 characteristics of the terebinthinates generally, 

 which are presented under "Abies," q. v. The 

 terebinthinate thuja most resembles is savin, one 

 of the junipers. See "Sabina." Naturally, there- 

 fore, thuja is an irritating stimulant and astringent, 

 an aromatic, diuretic, and (in large doses) an irri- 

 tating emmenagogue. The oil is toxic and induces 

 violent gastro-enteritis and genito-urinary inflam- 

 mation. 



THERAPEUTICS. In medicinal doses thuja is a 

 very useful terebinthinate. Like all terebinthinates, 

 it is contraindicated in acute inflammatory states, 

 especially of the urinary organs; but in chronic and 

 subacute prostatic troubles, incontinence of urine, 

 spermatorrhea, gonorrhea, ve&ical atony, etc., thuja 

 is often useful. It is one of the most satisfactory 

 terebinthinates because the dose is small in these 

 indications 3 to 10 minims of the fl. made from 

 the fresh leaves. It may be given on sugar. Never 

 give the oil internally. 



But the local uses of thuja are the more im- 

 portant. It is one of the best of agents to repress 

 fungous granulations and warts, even the so-called 

 venereal warts; and fistulae, papillomatae, bleeding 

 moles, nevi, "soft chancres," fissures, urethral car- 

 buncles, and many other indolent lesions may have 

 the fl. applied full strength if upon the skin, and 

 1-5 to % strength (diluted with glycerine) if upon 

 mucous membranes. Of course surgical and other 

 local attention should not be neglected. 



A non-alcoholic thuja is prepared. It is an as- 

 tringent miscible with petrolatum, and is used to 

 a limited extent in the treatment of indolent affec- 



