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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
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 *