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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
3-EPIOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SITOSTEROL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 40.0 1230.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 10.0 1800.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 40000.0 82000.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 52000.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Stem 20000.0 120000.0 2.26 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Leaf 12.0 574.0 0.51 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 10.0 1200.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-CINNAMATE 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL 35 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Leaf 6.0 84.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Stem 2.0 60.0 2.03 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 3720.0 18860.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2400.0 42000.0 2.52 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.1 8.2 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.0 3.6 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoporotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
AntiPGE2 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque 4 Martindale's 29th
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipruritic 2 Duke, 1992 *