STORAX LIQUIDAMBAR ORIENTALIS MILL

STORAX (Liquidambar orientalis Mill.) ++

Many responsible authors (e.g., HHB & LAF), when covering species of Liquidambar, e.g., aggregate American Storax and Oriental Storax. Distinguishing liquidambar and storax resins seems rather difficult too. Hence, I believe that reporting separately would be rather artificial. Few people alive can guarantee the taxonomic source of the resin itself. And I suspect there are few, if any, chemical analyses based on vouchered specimens, and many more based on aggregates of miscellaneous resins.

Activities (Storax) :
Antidote (f; DAA); Antiinflammatory (1; PH2); Antiseptic (1; DEP; LAF; SKJ); Astringent (f; DEP); Diaphoretic (1; PH2); Expectorant (1; DEP; EFS; FEL; LAF; SKJ); Parasiticide (f; DAA); Pectoral (f; DEP); Scabicide (f; EFS); Stimulant (f; EFS; PH2; SKJ); Suppurative (f; DEP); Tonic (f; DEP); Vulnerary (f; EFS).

Indications (Storax) :
Asthma (f; FEL); Bronchosis (f; FEL; PH2); Burn (f; JLH); Cancer (f; DAA; JLH; LAF); Cancer, liver (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; FEL); Cold (f; DAA); Convulsion (f; DAA); Cough (f; FEL; PH2); Dermatosis (f; DEP; HHB; PH2); Epilepsy (f; DAA; PH2); Fever (1; PH2); Frostbite (f; DAA); Gastrosis (; JLH); Gleet (f; FEL); Gonorrhea (f; FEL); Hepatosis (f; JLH); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (1; PH2); Itch (f; PH2); Lactose Intolerance (f; PH2); Leprosy (f; PH2); Leukorrhea (f; FEL); Malaria (f; DAA); Mycosis (f; FEL); Orchosis (f; DEP); Parasite (f; DAA); Phthiriasis (f; DEP); Phymata (f; JLH); Polyp (f; JLH); Pulmonosis (f; FEL); Ringworm (f; FEL); Scabies (f; DEP; EFS; FEL; HHB); Sclerosis (f; JLH); Sore (f; FEL; PH2); Sore Throat (f; DEP); Splenosis (f; JLH); Swelling (f; DEP); Syncope (f; PH2); Tinea (f; FEL); Uterosis (f; JLH); VD (f; FEL); Wound (f; DAA; PH2).

Dosages (Storax) :
10 - 20 grains resin (FEL).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Storax) :
Not covered (AHP). Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Ingestion may lead to diarrhea. Possibly allergenic (PH2). Broad topical application may lead to transdermal absorption followed by kidney damage (albuminuria or hemorrhagic nephritis) (PH2).