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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |