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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
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Plant 0.0 0.4 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Stem 0.0 0.2 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant 30.0 220.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Leaf 8.0 246.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Stem 6.0 840.0 1.71 Duke, 1992 *
STYRENE 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STYROCAMPHENE? 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Leaf 1.0 57.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Stem 0.1 36.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
TUNGSTEN 0 Leaf 1.0 5.7 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TUNGSTEN 0 Stem 0.6 3.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERANAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERANONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANADIUM 16 Leaf 0.2 2.5 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
VANADIUM 16 Stem 0.1 2.4 0.51 Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN 28 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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