| the excellence of aomori hiba (hinokiasunaro) in its use as building materials of buddhist temples and shinto shrines. | five hinokitiol-related compounds (hinokitiol (beta-thujaplicin), beta-dolabrin, gamma-thujaplicin, 4-acetyltropolone and alpha -thujaplicin) isolated from the acid oil of aomori hiba (thujopsis dolabrata sieb. et zucc. var hondai makino) showed clear antifungal activity against wood-rotting fungi. these compounds have obvious insecticidal effects on termites. they also exhibited potent acaricidal activity against mites. the above-mentioned features suggest that konjiki-do, a well known national ... | 2006 | 16789546 |