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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
VITISPIRANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 150000.0 300000.0 0.80 Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Leaf 0.1 24.6 2.31 Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Stem 0.0 0.8 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
YTTRIUM 0 Leaf 0.2 24.6 1.14 Duke, 1992 *
YTTRIUM 0 Stem 0.1 18.0 1.99 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 12.0 98.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Stem 4.0 240.0 1.84 Duke, 1992 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Plant 2.0 5.0 1.01 Duke, 1992 *
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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