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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respirainhibitor 2 Merck 11th Edition
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Rodenticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Rubefacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Schistosomicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Secretogogue 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Secretolytic 2 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Sedative 14 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
Serotonin-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Martindale's 29th
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SOD-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Soporific 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Spermicide 3 Martindale's 28th
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stimulant 1 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.