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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACETOL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 29.0 | 182.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Root | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIOGLYCYRRHIZIN | 1 | Root | not available | 157.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABOGLYCYRRHIZIN | 1 | Root | not available | 75.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 98.0 | 626.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 16799.0 | 107000.0 | 1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Root | 20000.0 | 40000.0 | 1.22 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | 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. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root | 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. |