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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-GLABROL 0 Rhizome not available 23.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHOXY-2-METHYL-PROPANE 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.
3-METHYL-3-HEPTEN-2-ONE 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.
3-METHYL-6-PROPYL-PHENOL 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.
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN 0 Rhizome not available 169.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYCHALCONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYCHALCONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-ISOPROPYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL 0 Root not available 6.0 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.
4-PROPENYL-ANISOLE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-PROPENYL-TOLUENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-6(GAMMA,GAMMA)DIMETHYL-ALLYL-FLAVANONE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-2-UNDECENE 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.
5-METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
5-METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available 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
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertrichotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypnotic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 14 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 9 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 16 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypothermic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 7 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 14 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Immunosuppressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *