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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESOL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMIC-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | 4.0 | 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. |
| D-SUCROSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANOIC-ACID | 3 | 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. |
| DESOXOGLABROLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIFURFURYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIFURFURYL-ETHER | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-5,5-DIMETHYL-2(3H)-FURANONE | 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. |
| DIMETHYL-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCOSANE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECANE | 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. |
| DODECANOIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| DOTRIACONTANE | 0 | Root | 3.0 | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINATIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| EICOSANE | 0 | Root | 0.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | 400.0 | 590.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Root | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRIOL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Root | 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. |