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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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Stem | 0.2 | 57.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 280.0 | 5740.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Stem | 200.0 | 8400.0 | 1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Stem | 14.0 | 2400.0 | 0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MONOTROPEOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICITRIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEODYMIUM | 0 | Leaf | 2.8 | 16.4 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEODYMIUM | 0 | Stem | 1.4 | 24.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Leaf | 0.3 | 24.6 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Stem | 0.0 | 18.0 | 1.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLPROPYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLPROPYL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 100000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 360.0 | 2952.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Stem | 60.0 | 2880.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 2800.0 | 18860.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Stem | 260.0 | 33600.0 | 1.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 331000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Topoisomerase-I-Antagonist | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Toxic | 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 |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorilytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |