Plant Liquidambar styraciflua (Hamamelidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
Antiinfective	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinflammatory	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsulinogenic	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
Antiischemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilactobacillic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	1	Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.