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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-ASPARTIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| LAVANDOLOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAVANDULOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOCHALCONE-A | 28 | Root | not available | 250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOCHALCONE-B | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOCOUMARONE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| LICOCOUMARONE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOFLAVANONE | 1 | Leaf | not available | 4900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOFLAVONE-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOFLAVONOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOISOFLAVANONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| LICOISOFLAVONE-A | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOISOFLAVONE-B | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOISOFLAVONE-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICOPYRANOCOUMARIN | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICORIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| LICORICIDIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LICORICONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| LICURASIDE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| LICUROSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiyeast | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 5 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 4 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |