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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticlimacteric 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticomplement 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.
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *