Oriental Storax

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Nd, Turkey, Italy, Egypt, CY, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Convulsion, Epilepsy, Expectorant

Science studied: BENZYL-ALCOHOL, CINNAMIC-ACID, CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL, EO

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Hamamelidaceae

Scientific name: Liquidambar orientalis

Common names: Oriental Storax, Oriental Styrax, Anadolu Sığla Ağacı, Copalme d'Orient, Liquidambar oriental, Oriental Sweetgum, Oriental sweet gum, Oriental sweet-gum, Oriental sweetgum, Orientalischer Amberbaum (DE); Oriental Sweetgum (EN), Rytinis dervamedis, Storaxbaum, Sığla ağacı, Turkish Sweetgum, ambrovník východný, ambroň východní, idänambrapuu, orientalischer Amberbaum, storax

POWO: 430714-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Nd, Turkey, Italy, Egypt, CY, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antiseptic
• Convulsion
• Epilepsy
• Expectorant
• Frostbite
• Fumigant
• Malaria
• Parasiticide

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Nd
• Turkey
• Italy
• Egypt
• CY
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Antiseptic
• Convulsion
• Epilepsy
• Expectorant
• Frostbite
• Fumigant
• Malaria
• Parasiticide
• Scabies
• Skin
• Stimulant
• Vitality

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antiseptic · China · "
• Convulsion · China · "
• Epilepsy · China · "
• Expectorant · Nd · "
• Expectorant · Turkey · "
• Expectorant · China · "
• Frostbite · China · "
• Fumigant · Turkey · "
• Malaria · China · "
• Parasiticide · Nd · "
• Scabies · China · "
• Scabies · Nd · "
• Skin · Nd · "
• Stimulant · Nd · "
• Stimulant · Turkey · "
• Vitality · China · "
• Vulnerary · Turkey · "
• Wound · China · "
• Cancer · Italy · "
• Cold · China · "
• Cough · China · "
• Fumigant · Nd · "
• Longevity · China · "
• Scabies · Turkey · "

5 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Antibacterial, Synergistic, and Antibiofilm Activities of <i>Liquidambar orientalis</i> Mill. Essential Oil Against Clinically Relevant Bacterial Pathogens. · 2026 source ↗
• Assessing climate-driven shifts in Liquidambar orientalis using ensemble species distribution models in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. · 2025 source ↗
• Wound healing activity of Sweetgum oil (Liquidambar orientalis L. balsam): characterization of its mechanism of action on HaCaT human keratinocyte cells and possible responsible active constituents. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BENZYL-ALCOHOL
• CINNAMIC-ACID
• CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL
• EO
• 3-EPIOLEANOLIC-ACID
• ETHANOL
• ETHYL-CINNAMATE
• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• PHENYLETHYLENE
• PHENYLPROPYL-CINNAMATE
• ALPHA-SITOSTEROL
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• STORESIN
• ALPHA-STORESIN
• STORESIN-CINNAMATE
• STYRACIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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