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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTAN-1-OL-3-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANE-2,3-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANE-2,3-DIOL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANOIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| BUTYL-PHTHALATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYL-PHTHALATE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYRIC-ANHYDRIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYRIC-ANHYDRIDE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 1379.0 | 8780.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 121361.0 | 773000.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | 300000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Root | not available | 300000.0 | 1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 2.0 | 10.1 | -0.33 | 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 * |