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Plant Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GLYCESTRONE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOCOUMARIN 0 Root 110.0 710.0 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
GLYCYCOUMARIN 5 Root 110.0 710.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYROL 0 Root not available 80.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRAM 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID 29 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 32 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 32 Root 6000.0 22400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID-MONOGLUCURONIDE 0 Root 6000.0 22400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHISOFLAVANONE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHISOFLAVONE 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZA-GALACTOMANNAN 0 Seed not available 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZA-GLABRA-TRITERPENE 0 Root not available 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZAN-GA 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIC-ACID 17 Plant 100000.0 240000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 57 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 57 Rhizome 24000.0 27560.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 57 Root 360.0 520600.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiapoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarthritic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 48 Duke, 1992 *
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibradiquinic 1 Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990.
Antibronchitic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anticancer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *