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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
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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mineral-Corticoid 3 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.
Mitogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 5 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Mycobactericide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NADH-Ubiquinone-Oxidoreductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 12 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neoplastic 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses