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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytotoxic | 12 | Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. |
| Cytotoxic (Breast) | 1 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Cytotoxic (Colon) | 1 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Cytotoxic (Lung) | 1 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dentifrice | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Deodorant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermal | 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. |
| Dermatitigenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |