Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Commom Licorice, Licorice, Smooth Licorice, Licorice-Root
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,7-DIMETHYL-7(4-METHYL-3-PENTENYL)-TRICYCLOHEPTANE 0 Root 0.1 6.0 *
1-(2-FURYL)-PROPAN-2-ONE 0 Root *
1-(2-FURYL)-PROPAN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1-(5-METHYL-2-FURYL)-PROPANE-1,2-DIONE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1-(5-METHYL-2-FURYL)-PROPOANE-1,2-DIONE 0 Root Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
1-ACETYLPYRROLE 0 Root *
1-FURFURYL-2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Root *
1-FURFURYL-2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1-FURFURYL-2-FORMYL-PYRROLE 0 Root *
1-FURFURYL-2-FORMYL-PYRROLE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1-METHOXY-4-ISOPROPYL-BENZENE 0 Root Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
1-METHOXY-4-ISOPROPYL-CYCLOHEXANE 0 Root 2.0 Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
1-METHYL-2-FORMYL-PYRROLE 0 Root *
1-METHYL-2-FORMYL-PYRROLE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1-PENTADECANOL 0 Root 1.0 Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
11-DEOXO-GLABROLIDE 0 Root *
11-DESOXOGLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 0 Plant *
18-ALPHA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 0 Root 1300.0 7100.0 *
18-ALPHA-GLYCYRRHIZINIC-ACID 0 Root *
18-BETA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 0 Root 39800.0 168000.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 4 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 4 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 3 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adaptogenic 1 (View) *
Adrenocorticotropic 1 (View) *
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 18 (View) *
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 4 (View) *
Allergenic 15 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiestrogenic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.