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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-HEXANOATE | 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. |
| METHYL-SALICYLATE | 21 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENAL | 5 | 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. |
| N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | 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. |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TETRADECANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN | 56 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOISOLIQUIRITIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| NEOLICUROSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOLIQUIRITIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOSOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 11.0 | 70.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1000.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONADECANE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | 1500.0 | 1636.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 1500.0 | 1636.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-CRESOL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiperiodontic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 3 | Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991. |
| Antiperoxidative | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiperoxynitrite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 7 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiplasmodial | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |