KEY SYMPTOMS

Warts and polyps, feeling of being unlovable, complaints that develop after vaccination or gonorrhea, delusions, nail problems, catarrh.

REMEDY PROFILE

Serious, sensitive people who are easily upset and feel that they are unlovable respond best to Thuja. They may try to present a pleasing image to the world but, if reactions are negative, they neglect their appearance, becoming secretive and depressed.

Delusions about the body may be evident, as may fanatical ideas or paranoia, with a feeling that others are trying to manipulate them. They tend to sleep badly. Thuja is used for skin and urogenital disorders, headaches, and respiratory or menstrual problems.

Typically there is localized pain, exhaustion, and rapid weight loss. Symptoms may be due to health changes following a vaccination, or date back to a bout of gonorrhea.

SOURCE DETAILS

ORIGIN
Native to Canada and the eastern US, but now also widely cultivated as an ornamental tree. Prefers swamps and other wetlands.

BACKGROUND
Featured in the US Pharmacopoeia until 1894. Used in modern herbalism to treat warts, cancer, catarrh, and other conditions.

PREPARATION
The fresh leaves and twigs of the oneyear- old plant are chopped finely and macerated in alcohol, then filtered, diluted,
and succussed.

COMMON NAMES
Arbor vitae, tree of life, white cedar.