Thuja - decorative perennial, has long been used in the beautification of cities and household plots. Due to the unique shape of the leaves, thuja is most often used in the creation of green hedges and alleys.
Tui reproduction
Reproduction is carried out in several ways:
- seeds;
- cuttings;
- seedlings http://terra-market.ru.
Among all the method of reproduction, cuttings are the most rational. To determine all the advantages and disadvantages, consider each method in detail.
Growing from seeds
Growing from seeds is a long and complicated process. Until the moment when a seedling grown from a seed becomes ready for planting in a permanent place, at least five years must pass. In the process of development, such a plant loses its varietal properties.
Despite the disadvantages, this method of growing has some the good side- a seedling grows from a seed that is maximally prepared for local natural conditions.
For planting, you need to take healthy seeds that have spent the winter under the snow. In this way, they harden and get used to weather conditions. In the spring, the seeds are placed in a box with a nutrient substrate, sprinkled with soil with the addition of coniferous sawdust.
Shoots require careful care:
- regular hydration;
- Sun protection;
- timely feeding.
In the fifth year, plants can be placed in open ground.
Reproduction by cuttings
Coniferous plants lend themselves well to cuttings, while maintaining their varietal qualities. As a rule, thuja shoots are separated in April. It is best to take 2-3-year-old cuttings from the upper crown area. It is recommended to separate the shoots 20 cm long manually, due to which a particle of last year's wood enriched with useful substances is preserved at the end of the shoot.
Before planting, young shoots must be disinfected. To do this, briefly dip them in a solution of potassium permanganate and then soak them for a day in a solution with a root growth stimulator.
For planting cuttings, boxes with sand or garden soil containing sand are used. Containers must be placed in a hanging state, for example - on bricks or boards. The bottom should have a sufficient number of holes so that moisture does not accumulate, and oxygen freely flows to the root system.
Drainage is laid out at the bottom; small river pebbles can be used for this. Before planting, it is recommended to boil the sand and spill it with a 3% solution of potassium permanganate. Shoots should be placed in the substrate by 2 cm. Compact the soil and spill it well with water. When watering, it is necessary to ensure that the earth does not erode with water, and the stalk does not move.
Boxes with seedlings should winter in a warm, shady room. Optimum temperature for good rooting 18-23 degrees.
Seedlings are planted in the ground in autumn. Soil for thuja needs acidified with the addition of peat. It takes an average of 2-3 years to grow seedlings.
Spring landing of thuja in the ground
Thuya is pretty unpretentious plant able to take root well at different times of the year. And yet, experienced experts advise planting thuja in the spring.
When choosing a permanent place for thuja, it should be borne in mind that she prefers shady places. In a too sunny area, the plant will wither and it is difficult to endure low temperatures; in a dark place, the thuja slowly develops and loses its decorative qualities. Ideal Conditions for thuja - light shade, protection from strong winds, nearby groundwater.
How to plant thuja?
- Dig a hole - 70-80 cm deep and 90-100 cm in diameter. It should easily enter an earthen room.
- A little substrate is laid at the bottom with the addition of fertilizers.
- Gently place the seedling in the hole, keeping the earthen coma intact. The root neck of the thuja should be parallel to the soil surface.
- Mix garden soil, peat, sand in equal parts, fill in and lightly tamp.
Miniature varieties should be located at a distance of about 1 meter. large species- up to 5 meters. After landing in the ground, watering and primary feeding are required. Watering frequency is determined temperature conditions and plenty of rain. In hot weather, water at least twice a week. in early spring once is enough. In rainy seasons, watering the thuja is not necessary.
Watering mode
For good growth and the development of thuja requires sufficient watering. The irrigation regime provides for the introduction of 10 liters of water into the root part once a week. In dry weather - 2-3 times a week.
Also, thuja needs sufficient sprinkling - irrigation of the crown. You can irrigate thuja 1-2 times a day.
top dressing
Achieve rapid growth and improvement decorative qualities thuja, you can use timely fertilizer. It is recommended to feed thuja 1-2 times per season.
For sufficient moisture conservation, protection from weeds and improvement of fertility, the near-stem circle is mulched with compost or sawdust.
Haircut and trim
As a rule, during the first two years, the thuja is not cut. This allows her to develop a strong root system, and the grower - to determine the condition and needs of the plant.
When pruning thuja, you must follow the rules:
2. Pruning is done in dry weather.
3. Before cutting, dry parts are removed and, if necessary, thin out the bush.
5. For the growth of the bush in width, the upper part of the plant is cut off.
Preparing thuja for winter
Young seedlings in the first years of growth require additional shelter. To insulate the thuja, a non-woven spunbond or a thick greenhouse film is used. The roots are protected with fallen leaves, which are removed in the spring.
Mature bushes protect from snow and winds, branches are pulled together to the trunk. As it accumulates, snow deposits are removed to prevent mold.
25 photos of proper thuja care
Possible proportions of the landing composition: 2 parts of humus, 2 portions of peat, 1 portion of sand, 2 portions of turf. During planting, it is preferable to put 150 grams of Fertiki and 300 grams of compost into each seedling.
The depth of the hole depends on the volume of the roots, on average, its dimensions are 50 * 85 cm. Seedlings are planted immediately after purchase in order to prevent the roots from drying out, carefully avoiding the destruction of the soil clod. After planting, the juniper is watered big amount water and shelter from the sun. The interval between planted seedlings depends on the design of the garden, joint or single planting is required, and varies from 0.5 to 2 meters.
Sowing seedlings
When collecting seeds for seedlings, it is necessary to remember the importance of time - preference is given to a mature seed collected at the end of August, rather than a fully mature one taken in the autumn. Since the percentage of germination of the first collection condition is higher.
Seeds are not subject to storage, they are immediately planted, but you should know that the dense shell of the seed delays its germination, up to three years.
You can plant juniper seeds in the forest, marking the location, this is done to limit the repetition of the conditions of natural growth. When transplanting, they are dug out with a sufficiently voluminous lump of soil, preserving the surface layer of humus.
Tuya or Tuya(Thuja, Tree of Life, Northern cypress) from the Cypress family (Cupressaceae) includes 4 species of gymnosperms, evergreen coniferous shrubs and stunted trees. We have it widely used as a hedge along fenced areas, and is also often used to form landscape design, to decorate alpine slides and rockeries. But some indoor plant lovers grow thuja at home, the care of which does not require special knowledge and skills. A photo room thuja in a pot and tips on home care behind a coniferous tree you will find further in this material.
With the help of regular shaping pruning, you can change the appearance of the tree. Despite the fact that thuja belongs to coniferous plants, the crown is formed not by needles on branches, but by opposite scaly leaves, consisting of overlapping flat scales. The period of "blooming" (dusting) usually occurs in autumn: a flower bud appears from the axils of the leaves on the tops of the lateral shoots, and then a "flower" blooms (a yellowish female kidney-shaped spikelet appears in the upper part of the crown, and a brownish male spikelet appears in the lower part) . Then, among the scaly leaves, oval-shaped cones are formed, after the ripening of which seeds appear with narrow wings under the scales.
If you saw a thuja in a pot on the floor or on the windowsill of a dwelling, then most likely it is Thuja orientalis (Thuja orientalis, Platycladus, Flathead, Biota). This evergreen shrub with spreading branches, flat scaly leaves of a silver-colored color and oblong cones, bent down. The usual form of the eastern thuja is pyramidal, but with the help of pruning and pinching, you can give the crown the desired look. Some craftsmen form a tree in the form of a topiary or bonsai from a thuja in a pot. To do this, the trunk and branches must be bent and fixed almost on the verge of breaking, so that, in combination with correct pruning and timely pinching of young shoots turned out to be a very beautiful bonsai. A formed decorative tree of coniferous thuja will look interesting in an ensemble with flowering bonsai trees such as indoor azalea, fuchsia, hibiscus Chinese rose.
- photo: thuja bonsai
We must immediately make a reservation that potted thuja, as specially bred by breeders room variety, does not exist. At home, the eastern thuja or flathead, which we mentioned above, takes root best of all. Caring for this unpretentious type of coniferous plant is very simple and an elegant dwarf tree grows at home to a miniature size. Phytodesigners create very interesting compositions of flowering indoor plants against the background of evergreen thuja to decorate the interior, choosing such decorative potted flowers as phalaenopsis or dendrobium orchid, tuberous begonia, Persian cyclamen, gerbera with bright daisy flowers, miniature hydrangea, New Guinean balsam, Thompson's clerodendrum . And in gardening and landscape design, such types of arborvitae as T. western, T. Korean, T. Japanese, T. folded are most suitable.
- photo: thuja orientalis in a pot
Interestingly, Buddhist philosophy classifies thuja as a plant that promotes longevity and restores vitality. And some designers use thuja in a pot for the symbolic organization of feng shui living space, along with houseplants such as houseplants saintpaulia, zamioculcas dollar tree, gloxinia with very bright flowers, crassula money tree. In addition, room thuja exudes a very delicate aroma, reminiscent of the pleasant smell of spruce resin, which will not leave anyone indifferent.
By the way, this coniferous plant has very effective healing properties. It is recommended to grow thuja at home for people suffering from various respiratory diseases. Along with such popular indoor plants as dieffenbachia and home chrysanthemum, thuja grown in a pot enriches the space of the room with useful essential oils and volatile secretions - phytoncides. These substances purify the air of pathogenic microbes, dust and soothe the nervous system. The coniferous smell of arborvitae helps to restore emotional and physical fatigue after a hard day's work, and effectively relieves stress.
Tui extract is widely used in perfumery to create useful cosmetics, and is also used in traditional and folk medicine to prepare effective medicines. Means that have thuja extract in their composition have different healing properties (today there are tonic, antimicrobial, antitumor, expectorant, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic drugs). Various decoctions and infusions are made from crushed thuja needles. There are many folk recipes for the preparation of therapeutic antiseptics against age spots, warts, papillomas, acne on the skin. Medicines with thuja extract in the composition treat adenoids in children and SARS, as well as cervical erosion, cystitis, trichomonas colpitis. Tuya can compete for the status of "the best home doctor" with such well-known indoor medicinal plants, like aloe vera or agave , medicinal kalanchoe , ficus benjamin , geranium pelargonium , jasmine gardenia , myrtle tree , house spurge , primrose primrose .
♦ WHAT IS IMPORTANT!
Location and lighting.
Direct sunlight can cause burns on the delicate scaly foliage of the thuja. At home, under the bright rays of the sun, the leaves turn yellow and fall off. It is best to place a pot with a coniferous plant in partial shade, with indirect diffused lighting in daytime. You can put the pot on a floor stand next to the window on the north side of the room. If you shade the window glass on hot summer days, then the thuja will feel comfortable on a hill next to the western or eastern window.
Temperature regime.
In spring and summer, you can take home thuja to a balcony, loggia or garden in a shaded place. The optimum temperature is 18-24°C. IN winter period it is necessary to keep the pot with thuja away from heating appliances, it is best to place the plant on glazed loggia. It is desirable that in winter the temperature does not rise above 14-16 ° C.
Air humidity.
Moderate or slightly elevated humidity level (40-60%). If the air in the room is too dry (summer heat, the heating system is working), be sure to spray the coniferous plant from a spray bottle with warm soft water.
Watering.
Use warm, settled water for irrigation. It is recommended to observe a moderate watering regime (several times a week). Waterlogging the soil should not be, but drying out the soil is also detrimental to thuja.
Earth mix and top dressing.
To plant a young plant, you can do earth mixture from coniferous soil. sheet earth and coarse sand in a ratio of 2: 4: 1, and for an adult - sod land, peat and sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.
For top dressing, you can use complex organic and mineral fertilizers for coniferous plants(in half dose). In the summer, thuja needs the most potash fertilizers, and in spring - in nitrogen (for adult plants, you can add a little phosphate fertilizer). It is necessary to feed no more than 2 times a month. In winter, no fertilizer is required.
Transfer.
The roots of a coniferous plant are quite long. To plant a thuja, choose a tall, but not very wide pot. At the bottom of the pot it is necessary to pour a drainage layer of broken bricks or tiles. A young plant is transplanted annually, and an adult - once every two years. Landing is carried out by transshipment along with an earthen clod.
Reproduction.
You can propagate thuja cuttings, layering and seeds. At home, the plant is usually propagated by cuttings. A cutting 10-12 cm long is carefully separated with secateurs or sharp knife from an adult plant. The cut point on the handle should be treated with a root formation stimulator. Then you need to deepen the cutting a few centimeters into the ground and put the container in a warm place and ventilate the room more often. Instead of watering, spray the stalk with a spray bottle with water. When the cutting takes root, it can be transplanted into a suitable pot.
Thuja (Thuja) is an ornamental coniferous plant from the Cypress family, it can be a shrub as well as a tree with flat shoots.
There are five types of tui - Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Western and folded.
All these species are evergreen with a dense crown, and thuja needles tolerate air pollution and cold well. Thuja wood contains aromatic essential oils, which give the plant a pleasant aroma.
The history of the origin of thuja begins in Canada, the states of Virginia, the United States of America, North and South Carolina. In these places, the natives call the thuja the American tree of life.
In fact, in its distinctive form and refined beauty, the thuja impressed the Europeans and was brought to the Old World, where it dispersed among garden lovers.
If we talk in particular about Russia, then thuja appeared with us relatively recently. If you trust historians, then they brought it to us in the eighteenth century. Planting thuja at that time was carried out in the Caucasus and in the south of Crimea. Now there are no problems in purchasing thuja.
Large-sized and thuja shrubs have extraordinary beauty. Thuja in landscaping is used as independent element(fences, hedges) as well as in partnership with other flowers, in Alpine rollercoaster and rock gardens.
It should be noted that the thuja will look equally beautiful both in a single landing and in a group. Thuja brings great benefits to the garden, it purifies the air of harmful impurities and gives off an aromatic smell in return. Now about each type separately ...
Types and varieties of thuja
Thuja western
(Thuja occidentalis) - a tree (less often a shrub), reaching 2 meters in height with scaly needles.
The color of the needles of the western thuja changes, depending on the time of year.
In winter with a brown tint, and in summer with a bright green with a sheen. The crown is small, with ovoid shape at a young age, branches hanging down to the ground at maturity.
The trunk is flexible and strong, with brown bark in youth and a reddish tinge in mature trees. The cones of the western thuja are small, no more than one centimeter, they ripen in the fall.
As a large-sized, thuja western, has a large number of decorative forms (more than 100), among which, the most common in Russia are Brabant, Aurea, Danica, Golden Globe, Hoseri, Globosa, Holmstrup ), Yellow Ribbon and Smaragd.
Thuja Korean
Rarely found in the forests of the Korean Peninsula.
It has a wide crown with spreading branches with soft needles. The color of its needles is not monochromatic and ranges from bright silver to dark green tones.
The leaves are elongated, triangular-ovate, up to 20 mm long. Cones of thuja Korean ovoid up to 10 mm in size, have Brown color. In Russia, it can be grown only in the southern regions, because this species is not frost-resistant.
Thuja folded
It is a very beautiful shrub, it looks like a cypress, but it has more attractive shades and shapes. Grows in the northwest North America.
Thuja folded was brought to Russia to decorate gardens and landscaping.
IN landscape design used for single landings in the lawn, it will also go well with other conifers.
Thuja Japanese
This tall tree reaches a height of 18 m, with soft and beautiful needles. It got its name from its homeland, it grows in the middle mountains of Japan. Frost-resistant, grown by scientists in the Arctic, where it showed its growth at very low temperatures. Thuja Japanese is unpretentious in care, can do without moisture for a long time.
Planting thuja
If you decide to plant a thuja in your garden, then choose a site where the sun will not be all day. Due to direct sunlight, thuja can become dehydrated or get sick from frost in winter. The soil for thuja should be sod, with the addition of sand and peat. When group planting thuja, you need to maintain a distance between the trees (1-5 meters). We must not forget that thujas grow not only in height, but also in width. Planting depth is about 60-80 cm. It is desirable to plant thuja in spring.
Tui care
Thuja requires minimal care. You need to fertilize thuja once a year (preferably in spring) should be mineral or organic fertilizers.
After planting in the first month, watering should be carried out once a week for 10 liters, and in dry weather - several times a week for 20 liters. Thuja prefers moist soils, under this condition, it will always be with bright needles and lush crown. If the soil is dry, then the crown will thin out, and the needles will have a yellowish tint.
In the first winter after planting, it is necessary to cover young tree to keep it from freezing.
(Thuja) is a genus of coniferous plants of the Cypress family (Cupressaceae), which was named in 1753 by the Swedish botanist K. Linnaeus. Latin name, assigned by this scientist to this group of trees, comes from the Greek word "thuo", which means "sacrifice", since thuja wood was often used by our ancient ancestors during sacrifices - logs for a ritual fire spread a pleasant aroma during burning. This genus includes six species of monoecious trees or shrubs. Their homeland is North America and East Asia. These plants are distinguished by a dense crown, formed by shoots branched in one plane and pressed against them, lying crosswise scaly (needle-shaped in young plants) needles. Oblong-oval cones at the ends of the branches consist of 3-4 pairs of leathery-woody scales, and the upper ones are sterile. Seeds with two narrow wings ripen in autumn in the year of flowering of the plant.
Tui live on average up to 150 years, but much older specimens are also known. All species of this plant are undemanding to soils, drought-resistant, tolerate shearing and shaping well. In addition, they are used in urban greening, due to their resistance to air pollution by smoke, gases and dust.
The most popular species is the western thuja (Thuja occidentalis), or "life tree". It has been known in Europe since 1545. This is a low tree with a pyramidal or ovoid crown, native to the northeastern regions of North America, where the natives call it "northern white cedar". From the needles of this plant (however, like other types of thuja), a yellowish-green liquid with a characteristic strong camphor smell is obtained - thuja essential oil. It is used in the aromatization of sprays and deodorants, and it is also used in medicine as a cardiac stimulant. Thuja occidentalis is widely cultivated throughout Europe, in neighboring countries, as well as in Russia, where it appeared at the end of the 16th century. Among gardeners, dwarf, weeping, variegated and miniature (undersized and dwarf) forms of the western thuja are especially popular. This species is recommended for most regions, except for semi-desert zones and areas with severe winters.
Another source of thuja oil is the wood of the folded (giant) thuja, or the so-called "western red cedar" (Thuja plicata). It reaches a greater height than other species, growing up to 65 m. Its homeland is the western regions of North America from California to Alaska. It grows both in the coastal regions of the Pacific Ocean and in the mountains, rising up to 1800 m above sea level. The trunk of the thuja folded, reaching a diameter of about 2 m, is covered with a thin, fibrous, reddish-brown bark. Horizontally arranged and slightly hanging branches form a dense pyramidal crown. The scaly needles are flat, shiny, yellowish-green on the upper side, dark green on the lower side, with whitish stripes of stomatal cells. It is tightly pressed to the shoots and has a strong, specific aroma. This plant lives for about 500 years. Since ancient times locals coastal regions of North America used thuja folded for weaving: ropes were made from soft and long bast fibers, ropes were woven, and even warm blankets were woven. This type has been in cultivation since 1853. All forms of thuja folded are extremely decorative, due to which they are widely used in landscape construction in the southern regions of Russia and neighboring countries (Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Transcarpathia).
Thuja eastern, or eastern biota (Biota orientalis and Thuja orientalis), is found in East Asia(China, Japan) It is an evergreen shrub or tree. It is used in Chinese medicine and homeopathy. different countries. IN open field eastern thuja can be grown only in the southern regions, because it is very thermophilic. One of its forms, which differs from the original appearance can be grown indoors.
FEATURES OF CULTIVATION, SOIL, LANDING RULES
Thuja care in the summer consists in regular watering and sprinkling (twice a week). During sprinkling, dust is washed off the crown of the plant, which especially contributes to the strong spread of the refreshing aroma of needles.
Too dense soil around the thuja is recommended to be periodically loosened (no deeper than 10 cm) and mulched with peat or sawdust (a layer of about 7 cm).
In youth, thuja grows slowly, but with age, the growth rate increases. The tree is shade-tolerant and frost-resistant - it tolerates frosts below minus 35 ° C.
Growing in fertile conditions garden soil and sufficient, but not excessive moisture, thuja develops a luxurious crown. Too dry soil and a shady location are the reason that the plant loses its decorative effect: the thuja crown becomes rare, its needles fade (in golden and variegated varieties it loses its beautiful color), a large number of cones form.
In autumn, young thuja seedlings are covered with spruce branches, which will save the trees not only from winter frosts, but also from the scorching spring sun. Snowy winter can disrupt the dense and dense crown of an adult thuja, breaking its branches, therefore, during the preparation of the tree for winter, the thuja is tied. In addition, you should be aware that in winter, from sudden changes in temperature, cracks may appear on the thuja trunk, which are covered with garden pitch in the spring.
Tui grow well on moist, light, sandy and slightly acidic soils, with the addition of leafy and soddy soil.
Work on planting or transplanting thuja is recommended in the spring. It is easier to tolerate plants with a closed root system. Landing pits must be prepared in advance. The site where the thuja is supposed to be planted should be sunny or semi-shady. The distance between plants is usually 1-2.5 m, sometimes a little more. Planting depth is at least 70 cm, sometimes up to 1 m, in trenches for hedges, a depth of 0.6-1.0 m should be adhered to with earth filling and drainage to half the depth of the pit. Prepare before boarding special soil- humus, leafy soil, peat, sand (3:2:1:2). On a site with heavy soil and in places with stagnant (melt, rain) waters, it is advisable to fill the planting hole with a thick (20 cm) drainage layer, which can be used as a broken brick. When planting a thuja, it is not recommended to deepen or raise the root collar above ground level, it should be at ground level. During the first two years after planting, mineral fertilizers are applied to the soil at a concentration of 40 g/cm.
Tall forms of thuja should not be planted close (closer than 3 meters) to other trees and shrubs.
BREEDING
Thuja propagates by seeds. During spring sowing, the seeds are stratified for a month or soaked for 12 hours in water, or kept in wet sand until they peck. Grafting often propagates decorative forms. Cuttings that should be harvested in July-August, reproduction is much more difficult. Green cuttings are taken with a heel, from young, well-developed plants.
DISEASES AND PESTS
Thuja moth. Butterflies of the thuja moth, only 4 mm in size, hatch and fly out at the end of May. If the scaly leaves of the thuja begin to turn brown, and the tops of its shoots die off, then most likely the tree is affected by this pest. The passages gnawed in the leaf tissue by tiny larvae, and the caterpillars themselves can be seen through the light. In order to prevent the resettlement of butterflies, the affected plants at the end of June - July are treated twice with an interval of 8 days with products containing pyrethroids.
Thuja tpya damages thuja needles, which turn yellow and fall off, reducing the decorativeness of plantings. Aphids are gray-brown, covered with silvery-white waxy dust. They live in colonies, suck on the underside of the shoots. Control measures: spraying with karbofos. Re-spray as needed.
Thuja false shield is found on thuja needles and twigs, multiplies in mass and causes great harm to plantings. The female is almost spherical, about 3 mm, yellow-brown. Larvae of the 2nd age hibernate under the bark of young shoots. The first young females appear in mid-May - June. Egg-laying occurs from mid-June to September. The maximum number of eggs in a clutch is 1300. The larvae appear in July and August. Control measures: before bud break, in the summer, during the mass release of vagrants (late June - early July), spraying with actellik, karbofos.
Thuja western requires anti-mold treatment with foundationazole for the winter.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
The high gas resistance of thuja allows it to be used in urban landscaping and industrial facilities. In green building, this plant is used in group and single landings, when creating alleys, living walls and hedges. Tui are perfectly cut and are often used to create architectural forms. However, novice gardeners should take into account that overloading the landscape with thujas gives it a gloomy tint.
Thuja western in the common people is better known as the tree of life. It looks like an evergreen coniferous tree that reaches a height of 15-20 meters. In appearance, the crown of the tree may resemble cypress, but unlike it, the fruits of the thuja are oblong in shape, brown in hues and look like cones.
Thuja western well saturates the air with negative air ions in a dry indoor space, as well as phytoncides, which help to eliminate spores of many fungi and various bacteria.
On small needles and leaves of thuja there is a charge of static electricity, which, like a magnet, attracts dust particles and motes, thus cleaning the air in the room. That is why an accumulation of dirt can often be seen on the thuja, and to remove it, it is enough to wash the plant in the shower and it will again perform its cleansing functions.
It is very important to inhale the aroma of wood, which is able to saturate the body with new forces and renew concentration, therefore, western thuja can often be found in offices. The tree of life perfectly helps to restore the emotional and physical state of a person after a long illness or stress.
Habitat of the tree of life
The thuja western plant can be found throughout the globe. In the wild, there are five varieties coniferous tree: Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Folded and Western. It is the latter that has a number of excellent healing properties that are widely used in medicine.
By right, the birthplace of the plant is considered Southeast Asia, and later it was brought to Europe and America by seafarers. Subsequently, thuja was brought to Russia and now it can be found throughout the territory of our vast country. It is known that even the ancient Greeks used it as an aroma tree, as an incense during their rituals of sacrifice to the gods.
Regardless of the Greeks, the Indians discover for the first time healing properties plants. They used it as a remedy for the treatment of rheumatism, and as a prophylactic agent for infectious diseases. They also prepared healing decoctions, with the help of which they removed polyps and warts.
In spite of beneficial features plants, the Indians also knew about the toxic substances that were contained in the tree, so they were especially careful to measure the dosage of medicinal substances.
The thuja got its name "tree of life" thanks to the French, who met him in 1566. The then monk of France received a thuja as a gift from sailors from North America, and he liked this tree so much that he ordered it to be planted throughout Paris. Soon the trees began to be trimmed, giving them sophisticated beautiful shapes. After the next trimming, the tree smelled even more, and this is what caused associations with the infinite power of the plant's life, hence the name - "tree of life". Now it is one of the best garden and park crops, which retains its beauty throughout the year.
plant harvesting
Since the thuja is an evergreen tree, it is harvested only when necessary. Basically, the collection is carried out in May - June, when the maximum growth of plant sprouts occurs. They contain a huge concentration of all useful substances and compounds. After collection, the needles are dried in the shade and subsequently used when prescribed by a doctor.
The chemical composition of the plant
Although western thuja has been known to every herbalist for a long time, its vitamin and mineral composition has not yet been thoroughly studied. It contains tannins, pylen, thujone, fidren, resins, cedrol, as well as essential oils with a great aroma.
medicinal properties
To date, many medical preparations are being produced, which include western thuja. Thanks to her, they acquire a number of useful properties:
- anti-inflammatory;
- antimicrobial;
- antibacterial;
- anthelmintic;
- antiallergic;
- hemostatic;
- anthelmintic;
- expectorants;
- tonic;
- wound healing,
- cytostatic,
- diaphoretics.
In addition to medicines, an ointment is made from the western thuja, which successfully copes with the treatment of cystic formations and nodes of the mammary and thyroid glands. It is also an integral part in the treatment of breast mastopathy, skin rashes and pulmonary inflammations. The ointment is prepared on the basis of an alcohol extract from young shoots of a tree, glycerin and palm oil, which is the basis for the resulting mixture.
The use of thuja essential oil
Essential oil is used for a number of diseases associated with:
- elimination of kidney stones;
- cystitis;
- pyelonephritis;
- congestive and inflammatory processes of the prostate;
- varicose veins;
- rheumatism.
Also, the oil helps to restore the nervous system, perfectly strengthens the immune system and helps eliminate slagging in the body. Due to the resinous aroma, the oil perfectly helps to restore the body's physical strength after severe stress, physical exertion and complex illnesses. A couple of drops essential oil in an aroma lamp they will help to concentrate attention, so you can often feel a light aroma of arborvitae in offices.
It is worth noting that the oil also increases libido and is part of many aphrodisiacs, so it is recommended to use it for impotence and frigidity in women.
Application in traditional medicine
Western thuja is widely used in homeopathy.
Thuja was also used as a prophylactic after suspicious sexual relations. In addition, it is used:
- as a tincture in the treatment of dropsy of the ovary;
- as an essence in the treatment of warts and various growths;
- in the treatment of prostatitis, conjunctivitis and rhinitis.
Many herbalists advise using the tree of life to treat corns, bald patches and gray hair, as well as a prophylactic for dermatitis and dermatosis.
In modern medicine, an infusion of thuja leaves is used to eliminate warts, psoriasis and various other skin diseases.
In folk medicine, the plant is mainly used in alcoholic and aqueous forms. Very often, decoctions from the "tree of life" are used for liver diseases, joint pain and ascariasis. With the help of douching, a decoction is used for cervical erosion, endocervicitis and colpitis.
Application in cosmetology
Due to the excellent antiseptic properties of western thuja, it is widely used in cosmetology. It can be used in the preparation of tinctures and decoctions, which help to make the skin of the face and neck more elastic and beautiful, and also eliminates minor flaws.
So, to combat acne, you need to wash yourself every day with an infusion that can be prepared with one tablespoon of chopped pine needles and half a liter cold water. Mix everything and bring to a boil, then insist the product for three hours and then you can apply. Also, more and more often you can find a plant in the composition of various body oils and cosmetic creams.
Contraindications for use
It is important to remember that thuja oil must be taken with caution. It contains the strongest toxin - thujone, which has an abortive property, so it is contraindicated for pregnant women, as it can lead to miscarriage.
Remember that this plant is quite poisonous. Therefore, it is important to stick to dosages and always consult your doctor.
Do not give infusions and decoctions from the plant to young children. Their body is not strong enough to withstand some components of the plant and can lead to severe poisoning of the body.
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