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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |