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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-O-METHYLGLYCYROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-PENTYLPYRAN-2-ONE | 0 | 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. |
| 6-(GAMMA,GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL)-5,7-DIHYDROXY-FLAVANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-3,5-HEPTADIEN-2-ONE | 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. |
| 6-METHYL-3-UNDECENE | 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. |
| 6-METHYL-5-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. |
| 7-ACETOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-HYDROXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTANAL | 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. |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-10,11-EPOXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-10,11-EPOXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-METHYL-3-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. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Sedative | 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. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Convulsant | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Copper-Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 6 | Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ. |
| Culicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |