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Common Names
Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYCYRRHIZIN | 57 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCYRRHIZIN | 57 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYZAGLABRIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYZARIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEDERASAPONIN-C | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENEICOSANE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTACOSANE | 0 | Root | 4.0 | 38.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANE | 0 | Root | 0.0 | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANE-1,2-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANE-1,2-DIOL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 12.0 | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| HERANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| HERNIARIN | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-3-EN-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXACOSANE | 0 | Root | 5.0 | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANE | 0 | Root | 0.0 | 0.8 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 16.0 | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Adaptogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adrenocorticotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiestrogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |