Contact person: Shang-Tzen Chang, distinguished professor, National Taiwan University, Tel: (02)33664626 With a straight trunk, cryptomeria japonica can reach a height of 40 meters. It was once a major plantation species in Taiwan and all the plantations have reached a mature or even senescence stage. In addition to utilizing its timber, research commissioned by the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency to academia confirmed that essential oil, extracts and components from various parts of cryptomeria japonica show good biological activity which helps to prevents wood rot and deter phytopathogens, bacteria, mosquito vector larvae, termites, and silverfish. They even show antioxidant, anti-oxidant, anti-anxiety and anti-prostate tumor benefits.The research of cryptomeria japonica essential oil, extracts and components allows the development of daily life products like medicine and health care products, cosmetics, air freshener, insect repellents and environmental friendly agents, promising new business opportunities for forestry research and the biotech industry.
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