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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERANIOL | 35 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRALONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| GLABRANIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRANIN | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRANIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | 3100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRANIN-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRANIN-A | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GLABRANIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRANIN-B | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GLABRENE | 5 | Rhizome | 129.0 | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRENE | 5 | Root | 80.0 | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRIDIN | 37 | Rhizome | 1433.0 | 5700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRIDIN | 37 | Root | 400.0 | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABROL | 6 | Root | 129.0 | 440.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABROLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLABRONE | 0 | Root | not available | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOLIQUIRITIN-APIOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | 30000.0 | 42300.0 | 1.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCURONIC-ACID | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Analgesic | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ancylostomicide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ankylostomacide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 10 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAddisonian | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiaflatoxin | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |