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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIQUIRITIGENIN | 12 | Root | not available | 140.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUIRITIN | 3 | Rhizome | 100.0 | 470.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUIRITIN | 3 | Root | not available | 2300.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUIRITINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUIRITOGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-APIOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUIRITOGENIN-CHALCONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUORIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 1515.0 | 9650.0 | 3.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | =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 |
| MALTOL | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| MALTOL | 11 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHOXYPHASEOLLIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ETHYL-KETONE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ETHYL-KETONE | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXADECANOATE | 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. |
| 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. |