Thuja imadziwika padziko lonse lapansi ngati mtengo wokongoletsera ndipo imagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri popanga mipanda.Mawu oti 'Thuja' ndi liwu lachi Greek lotanthauza thuo (kupereka nsembe) kapena 'kufukiza'.Mtengo wonunkhira wa mtengo umenewu poyamba unali kuwotchedwa monga nsembe kwa Mulungu m’nthaŵi zakale.Yakhala mbali ya machiritso achikhalidwe monga Traditional Chinese Medicine ndi Homeopathy pochiza matenda ambiri mwachilengedwe.