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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |