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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FURFURYL-ALCOHOL 1 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-BUTYRATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-BUTYRATE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-FORMATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-FORMATE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-PROPIONATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-PROPIONATE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURYL-ETHYL-KETONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURYL-METHYL-KETONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANGIN 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HEPTALACTONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HEPTALACTONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HEXALACTONE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-NONALACTONE 2 Root not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-NONALACTONE 2 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-OCTALACTONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiotitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 39 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPAF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparasitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).