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Thuja Occidentalis

Thuja occidentalis
THUJ · 21 entries across 20 books
Thuja Occidentalis
HabitatTribe, Cupressineae. PreparationTincture of the fresh green twigs. Clarke
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Locally, for warts and excrescences, tincture, or cerate. Internally, tincture to thirtieth potencyDose · Boericke

Reason for use

In cases of suppressed gonorrhea with acute inflammatory processes, especially of knees and ankles and toes, Thuja may be indicated.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES .— (Thuya)

Tearing, throbbing, ulcerative pains in shoulder extending to fingers.

Twitching in muscles of arms.

Forearm and fingers numb.

Pains < when left arm hangs down, < warmth of bed or placing arm over head.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES .— (Thuya)

GONORRHEAL RHEUMATISM LOCATED IN FIBROUS PART OF KNEE JOINT.

Pains in feet and ankles after suppressed gonorrhea, unable to walk.

Pain in heel and in tendo Achillis.

Inflammatory red swelling of dorsum of foot and toes.

Rheumatism with numb feeling < from cold and after sweating.

AGGRAVATIONS .— (Thuya)

The full Roberts text, by section

Motion

Deep inspiration and talking.

AMELIORATIONS .— (Thuya)

Lying on affected side.

Lying on back.

CONCOMITANTS .— (Thuya)

SENSATION AS IF A NAIL WERE PRESSED IN VERTEX.

Shivering through and through from uncovering, even in warm air.

WHOLE BODY OR PARTS FEEL AS IF FRAIL AND WOULD BE EASILY BROKEN.

SLEEPLESSNESS.

BREATHING SHORT AND QUICK.

AFTER SUPPRESSED GONORRHEA.

WARTS, ESPECIALLY ON HANDS.

Complete text of the Thuja Occidentalis entry in Roberts - The Rheumatic Remedies; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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Simple remedy · Plant

21 entries across 20 books · abbreviations: THUJ · Family: Coniferae

Entries

1 Boericke

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2 Kent

Thuja Occidentalis · James Tyler Kent · 12,838 chars

3 Clarke

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4 Hering

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5 Allen

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6 Nash

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6 Nash

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7 Hering

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9 Farrington

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10 Lippe

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12 Hahnemann

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14 T. F. Allen

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15 Tyler

Thuja Occidentalis · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 27,261 chars

16 Guernsey

Thuja Occidentalis · Henry Newell Guernsey · 1,363 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

Thuja Occidentalis · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 8,951 chars

18 Dewey

Thuja Occidentalis · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 2,928 chars

20 Hempel

Thuja Occidentalis · Charles Julius Hempel · 30,974 chars

22 Roberts · shown above

Thuja · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 1,130 chars

23 T. F. Allen

Thuja Occidentalis · Timothy Field Allen · 4,337 chars

29 Burnett

Thuja Occidentalis · James Compton Burnett · 92,310 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke

Thuja Occidentalis · A. Gladstone Clarke · 3,727 chars

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  1. Cystic swelling and inflammation of MCL of knee joint managed with homeopathy; a case study with literature review and diagnostic pitfallsBhattacharya S, Goswami P · Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · 2025 · Case Reports · doi
  2. Homeopathic Management of Bulky Uterus with Uterine Fibroid in a 40-year-old Patient: An Evidence-Based Case ReportWadhwa B, Kureel SS · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2025 · Case Reports · doi
  3. A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Pre-diabetesGuha N, Ghosh S, Mandal S et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2024 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  4. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in the Treatment of Post-COVID-19 Fatigue in Adults: Single-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled TrialSaha S, Singh R, Mani I et al. · Complementary medicine research · 2024 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  5. Individualized homeopathic medicines in preventing the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm trialBanerjee A, Ganguly S, Saha S et al. · Explore (New York, N.Y.) · 2024 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  6. Quantitative assessment of antioxidant potential of selected homeopathic preparations in clinical practiceKumar A, Prajapati S, Sharma M et al. · Drug metabolism and personalized therapy · 2023 · doi
  7. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in irritable bowel syndrome: A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled trialDas AD, Ghosh S, Palanisamy C et al. · Explore (New York, N.Y.) · 2023 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  8. Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Selected Plant-Derived Homeopathic Medicines for their Action against Cervical CancerSingh T, Aggarwal N, Thakur K et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2023 · doi
  9. Photodynamic Effects of Thuja occidentalis on Lung Cancer CellsLoonat A, Chandran R, Pellow J et al. · Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022 · doi
  10. Apoptotic and autophagic death union by Thuja occidentalis homeopathic drug in cervical cancer cells with thujone as the bioactive principlePal A, Das S, Basu S et al. · Journal of integrative medicine · 2022 · doi
  11. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in intervening with the progression of pre-hypertension to hypertension: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trialDutta S, Ganguly S, Mukherjee SK et al. · Explore (New York, N.Y.) · 2022 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  12. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines for Cutaneous WartsDey S, Hashmi S, Saha S et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2021 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  13. Pro-apoptotic and anti-angiogenic properties of the α /β-thujone fraction from Thuja occidentalis on glioblastoma cellsTorres A, Vargas Y, Uribe D et al. · Journal of neuro-oncology · 2016 · doi
  14. Homeopathic remedies with antineoplastic properties have immunomodulatory effects in experimental animalsRemya V, Kuttan G · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2015 · doi
  15. Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles by ethanolic extracts of Phytolacca decandra, Gelsemium sempervirens, Hydrastis canadensis and Thuja occidentalis induce differential cytotoxicity through G2/M arrest in A375 cellsDas S, Das J, Samadder A et al. · Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2013 · doi
  16. Thujone-Rich Fraction of Thuja occidentalis Demonstrates Major Anti-Cancer Potentials: Evidences from In Vitro Studies on A375 CellsBiswas R, Mandal SK, Dutta S et al. · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011 · doi
  17. Effect of homeopathic treatment on gene expression in Copenhagen rat tumor tissuesThangapazham RL, Rajeshkumar NV, Sharma A et al. · Integrative cancer therapies · 2006 · doi
  18. Homeopathic medicines do not alter growth and gene expression in prostate and breast cancer cells in vitroThangapazham RL, Gaddipati JP, Rajeshkumar NV et al. · Integrative cancer therapies · 2006 · doi
  19. Effects of homeopathic preparations on human prostate cancer growth in cellular and animal modelsMacLaughlin BW, Gutsmuths B, Pretner E et al. · Integrative cancer therapies · 2006 · doi
  20. Thuja occidentalis (Arbor vitae): A Review of its Pharmaceutical, Pharmacological and Clinical PropertiesNaser B, Bodinet C, Tegtmeier M et al. · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2005 · doi
  21. Pharmacognostic Studies of Thuja Occidentalis Linn. - A Good remedy for warts & tumours, used in HomeopathyRajatrashmi, Sarkar M, Vikramaditya · Ancient science of life · 1999

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