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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-HEXANOATE | 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. |
| METHYL-SALICYLATE | 21 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENAL | 5 | 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. |
| N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | 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. |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TETRADECANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN | 56 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOISOLIQUIRITIN | 1 | 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. |
| NEOLICUROSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOLIQUIRITIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOSOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 11.0 | 70.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1000.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONADECANE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | 1500.0 | 1636.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 1500.0 | 1636.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-CRESOL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hallucinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemoglobin-Inducer | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hemolytic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Hemopoietic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostat | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Hepatotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 9 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Herbicide-Safener | 1 | Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2. |
| Herpetifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIF-1alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histidine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |