Thuja sananne ne ga duniya mafi mashahuri a matsayin itacen ado kuma an yi amfani dashi ko'ina don shinge.Kalmar 'Thuja' kalma ce ta Helenanci ma'ana thuo (don yin hadaya) ko 'to fumigate'.An fara kona itacen ƙamshin wannan itace hadaya ga Allah a zamanin dā.Ya kasance wani ɓangare na tsarin warkarwa na gargajiya kamar Magungunan Gargajiya na Sinawa da Ciwon Jiki don magance cututtuka da yawa ta halitta.