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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXADECYL-ACETATE | 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. |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | 148.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOL | 3 | Root | not available | 8.0 | -1.00 | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| HEXYL-FORMATE | 1 | Root | not available | 4.0 | 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. |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-A | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 127.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-A | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-B | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 119.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-B | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 127.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-A | 0 | Root | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 119.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE | 15 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 14.0 | 88.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYL-ADIPATE | 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. |
| ISOGLABROLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOGLYCYCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOGLYCYROL | 0 | Rhizome | 80.0 | 200.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Estrogenic | 14 | Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29. |
| Ethanolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 12 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatugenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Flatulent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 34 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| FPTase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 40 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Fungistat | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroirritant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Goitrogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |