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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Liquidambar styraciflua (Hamamelidaceae)

Common Names
American Styrax; Sweetgum
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Resin, Exudate, Sap 50000.0 230000.0 1.00 *
CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
CINNAMYL-CINNAMATE 1 Resin, Exudate, Sap 50000.0 10000.0 -1.00 *
COBALT 2 Leaf 0.0 0.6 -0.30 *
COBALT 2 Stem 0.0 3.6 -0.55 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 2.8 164.0 3.75 *
COPPER 12 Stem 0.6 360.0 2.36 *
CYANIDIN 7 Leaf *
DELPHINIDIN 9 Leaf *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf *
EO 0 Leaf 800.0 -0.94 *
EO 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 150000.0 200000.0 0.64 *
ETHANOL 24 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
ETHYL-CINNAMATE 2 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
FAT 0 Seed 297000.0 0.17 *
FLUORINE 0 Stem 0.0 0.1 -0.33 *
IODINE 12 Stem 3.0 6.0 0.77 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
LANTHANUM 0 Leaf 1.2 8.2 -1.67 *
LANTHANUM 0 Stem 0.6 18.0 0.29 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin 1 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 *
Antiaging 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 2 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 5 *
Antiarthritic 6 *