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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOGLYCYROL | 0 | Root | not available | 200.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ISOLICOFLAVONOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 160.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN | 28 | Root | 1000.0 | 9610.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN-4-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| ISOLIQUIRITIN | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 4250.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITIN | 6 | Root | 920.0 | 1400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITIN-APIOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLIQUIRITOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMUCRONULATOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMUCRONULATOL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISONEOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ISOSCHAFTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVIOLANTHIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KANZONOL-R | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | not available | 2680.0 | -1.51 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| KUMATAKENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 7 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991. |
| Choleretic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |