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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Liquidambar styraciflua (Hamamelidaceae)

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Common name(s)
Amerikanischer Styraxbaum; Xochiocotzoquahuitl; Amerikaanse Styrax; Sweetgum Tree; Amberboom; American Styrax

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Mexico(Aztec) *
Ache(Head) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Ache(Tooth) Guatemala Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Ache(Tooth) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Antiseptic Nd *
Antiseptic US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Antiseptic Mexico(Chinantec) *
Carminative Mexico *
Catarrh Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Dentifrice Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Dentifrice US(Appalachia) Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Diarrhea Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Diarrhea US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Digestive Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Diuretic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Dysentery Elsewhere *
Dysentery Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.