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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-METHYL-PHENOL | 0 | Root | not available | 1.0 | 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. |
| 2-METHYL-PROPANOIC-ACID | 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. |
| 2-METHYL-TETRAHYDRO-FURAN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PENTYL-FURAN | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | -1.00 | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| 2-PHENETHANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-TETRAHYDRO-2-METHYL-FURAN-3-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 21-ALPHA-HYDROXY-ISOGLABROLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSTIGMASTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSTIGMASTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 23-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 24-HYDROXY-11-DEOXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 24-HYDROXYGLYCYRRRHIZIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-HYDROXYGLYCYRRRHIZIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 24-HYDROXYLIQUIRITIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-METHOXYGLABRIDIN | 0 | Root | not available | 117.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,24-DIHYDROXY-OLEANA-11,13(18)-DIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,24-DIHYDROXY-OLEANA-9(11),12-DIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,5-OCTADIEN-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. |
| 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. |