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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXY-GLABROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 23.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHOXY-2-METHYL-PROPANE | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | 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. |
| 3-METHYL-3-HEPTEN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | 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. |
| 3-METHYL-6-PROPYL-PHENOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | 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. |
| 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 169.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYCHALCONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYCHALCONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-ISOPROPYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL | 0 | Root | not available | 6.0 | 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. |
| 4-PROPENYL-ANISOLE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-PROPENYL-TOLUENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-6(GAMMA,GAMMA)DIMETHYL-ALLYL-FLAVANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-UNDECENE | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | 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. |
| 5-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 5-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiincontinence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 4 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antijet-lag | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileucodermic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antileukemic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukodermic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |