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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-METHOXY-PHENOL | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONOL | 20 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 89000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Root | 14130.0 | 90000.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Shoot | not available | 58000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTACOSANE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 41.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANE | 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. |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 4.0 | 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. |
| PHASEOLLINISOFLAVAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 27.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHASEOLLINISOFLAVAN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Root | not available | 1.0 | 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. |
| PHENOL | 26 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE | 2 | 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. |
| 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 |