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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOISOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| RHAMNOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.3 | 1.6 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Rhizome | not available | 567.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Root | not available | 567.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | 20000.0 | 150000.0 | 1.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | not available | 0.1 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHINFLAVANONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHINPTEROCARPIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 2.5 | 15.8 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 1284.0 | 8180.0 | 3.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN | 4 | Root | 1000.0 | 7100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | 3600.0 | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-II | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephroprotective | 1 | Toxicol Appl. Pharmacol. 1996. |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neuroprotective | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Nootropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 3 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |