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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
Antisyndrome-X 6 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
AntiTGF-beta 1 *
Antithrombogenic 1 *
Antithyroid 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antithyrotoxic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitumor 7 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 *
Antitumor (Breast) 3 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung) 3 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 4 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antiulcer 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.