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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FURFURYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-FORMATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-FORMATE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-PROPIONATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-PROPIONATE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURYL-ETHYL-KETONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURYL-METHYL-KETONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN | 13 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HEPTALACTONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HEPTALACTONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HEXALACTONE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-NONALACTONE | 2 | Root | not available | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-NONALACTONE | 2 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-OCTALACTONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Sunscreen | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sympathomimetic | 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. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyroid-Peroxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tineacide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 7 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Poison | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Toxic | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Tracheorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |