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Plant 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
3-EPIOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SITOSTEROL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 40.0 1230.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 10.0 1800.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 40000.0 82000.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 52000.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Stem 20000.0 120000.0 2.26 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Leaf 12.0 574.0 0.51 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 10.0 1200.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-CINNAMATE 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL 35 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Leaf 6.0 84.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Stem 2.0 60.0 2.03 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 3720.0 18860.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2400.0 42000.0 2.52 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.1 8.2 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.0 3.6 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Candidicide 5 Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardiotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 5 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 3 Martindale's 28th
CNS-Stimulant 1 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 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
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359.