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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Glycyrrhiza glabra

Common Name
Iriqsus; Meyankoku; Kan Ts'Ao; Mi Ts'Ao; Gan Cao; Sus Maikik; Regaliz; Madhuka; Licorice; Kan T'Sao; Liquirita

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Addison's-Disease Elsewhere *
Addison's-Disease Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Alexiteric Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antispasmodic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Antitussive Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Bactericide India *
Boil China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Burn China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Esophagus) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Cancer(Uterus) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Candida India *
Catarrh Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Cough Elsewhere *
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.