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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-O-METHYLGLYCYROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-PENTYLPYRAN-2-ONE | 0 | 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. |
| 6-(GAMMA,GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL)-5,7-DIHYDROXY-FLAVANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-3,5-HEPTADIEN-2-ONE | 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. |
| 6-METHYL-3-UNDECENE | 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. |
| 6-METHYL-5-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. |
| 7-ACETOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-HYDROXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXY-3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTANAL | 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. |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-10,11-EPOXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-10,11-EPOXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-METHYL-3-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. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Progestational | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 6 | Dunstan, C. A., Liu, B., Welch, C. J., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Alphitol, a Phenolic Substance from Alphitonia zizyphoides which Inhibits Prostaglandin Biosynthesis in vitro. Phytochemistry, 48(3): 495-497. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Pseudoaldosteronistic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 5 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |