The differences are as follows:

Red bean paste is a first-class protected species. It seems that Thuja has not been expressly protected except in other parts of Chongqing. The colors are yellow, red, black and mixed colors. The most striking thing is that Thuja has a strong fragrance. But also has strong health care effect.

Taxus wood is soft, loose and slightly red. Dry wood loves to crack, has no fragrance, and is red in water. Has anticancer effect. The common wood of Thuja is also loose, and some of the best wood is hard.

In addition, yew contains no oil, while Thuja contains a lot of oil. There are still many subdivisions.

Thuja: It belongs to Thuja of Cupressaceae. It grows in the area above11,500 meters above sea level, and has not been artificially introduced and cultivated at present. In 1990s, it was not declared as an extinct species because of its scarcity. At the beginning of 2 1 century, a small number of plants were found in Dabashan area of Chongqing, belonging to endangered species, and logging was prohibited.

Taxus chinensis: it is a tree, with a height of 30 meters and a DBH of 60- 100 cm; Bark is grayish brown, reddish brown or dark brown; Winter buds are yellow-brown, light brown or reddish brown, shiny, with triangular oval bud scales, and no back ridge or longitudinal ridge. The leaves are arranged in two rows, strip-shaped, slightly curved or straight, with dark green and shiny top and yellowish green bottom, with two stomatal bands. Male cones are light yellow, with 8- 14 stamens and 4-8 anthers. The seed is born in a cup-shaped red fleshy aril, which is usually ovoid, the upper part is gradually narrowed, thin and ovoid, slightly flat or round, the upper part often has two blunt ridges, the apex has a short blunt tip, and the hilum is nearly round or wide oval.