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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitrichinosic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antituberculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |