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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
18-BETA-GLYCYRRHIZINIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
18ALPHA-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2,2-DIFURYL-ETHANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIFURYL-ETHANE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIFURYL-ETHYLENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIFURYL-ETHYLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIFURYL-METHANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIFURYL-METHANE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIHYDRO-4-METHYL-FURAN 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.
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 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.
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIFURFURYL-FURAN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIFURFURYL-FURAN 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,7-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2-ACETYL-5-METHYL-FURAN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-5-METHYL-FURAN 0 Root 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
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 8 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 20 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivasculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 28 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiwrinkle 1 Martindale's 28th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.