Steinmetz:Liquidambar
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Liquidambar orientalis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- English Names
- Styrax
- Storax tree
- Oriental Sweet gum tree
- Natural Habitat
- South-Western parts of Asia Minor
- especially Asiatic Turkey
- Northern Syria
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Styracis = Cortex Thymiamatis
- Gummi Styrax = Balsamum Styracis
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- Constituent(s)
- balsam: cinnamic-acid
- cinnamic acid esters
- styrol (phenylethylene)
- resin
- vanillin
- Action
- gum: anti-scabrous
- vulnerary
- stimulant
- expectorant
- fumigatory. Styrax calamitus is the residue left after expressing the liquid styrax and is used as incense in churches and mosques
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[edit] Liquidambar styraciflua
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- English Names
- Sweet gum tree (in America
- American Styrax tree
- Natural Habitat
- Southern parts of North America
- Central America
- Mexico
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- a yellow balsamic resin
- known as Ambra liquida
- which hardens to the air; cinnamic acid
- Action
- used for the same purposes as Gummi Styrax (obtained from Liquidambar orientalis)
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