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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
Pectoral Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Pill Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Rejuvenation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Scald Elsewhere *
Sore China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sore Elsewhere *
Thirst China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tumor Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Urogenital Elsewhere *
Wound Elsewhere *