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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 5.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 5300.0 | 43900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | 500.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| BETULIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIC-ACID | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTAN-1-OL-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTAN-1-OL-2-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTAN-1-OL-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticholinesterase | 3 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Anticholinesterase? | 1 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Antichoreic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticirrhotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 5 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticomplement | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 3 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |