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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LEAD 0 Leaf 0.4 25.0 -0.10 *
LEAD 0 Stem 0.2 57.0 -0.28 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 280.0 5740.0 0.62 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Stem 200.0 8400.0 1.53 *
MANGANESE 14 Stem 14.0 2400.0 0.85 *
MONOTROPEOSIDE 0 Plant *
MYRICETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
MYRICITRIN 13 Leaf *
NEODYMIUM 0 Leaf 2.8 16.4 -0.63 *
NEODYMIUM 0 Stem 1.4 24.0 -0.31 *
NICKEL 3 Leaf 0.3 24.6 0.11 *
NICKEL 3 Stem 0.0 18.0 1.58 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
PHENYLPROPYL-ALCOHOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
PHENYLPROPYL-CINNAMATE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 100000.0 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 360.0 2952.0 -0.37 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Stem 60.0 2880.0 0.28 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 2800.0 18860.0 -0.51 *
POTASSIUM 14 Stem 260.0 33600.0 1.94 *
PROTEIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 331000.0 *
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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 *