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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Liquidambar orientalis

Common Name
So Ho Yu; Sigala Agaci; Storax Calamita; So Ho Hsiang; Storax

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Scabies Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scabies China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Skin Nd *
Skin China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Skin China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Stimulant Nd *
Stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Vitality China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vulnerary Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Wound China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.