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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXADECYL-ACETATE | 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. |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | 148.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOL | 3 | Root | not available | 8.0 | -1.00 | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| HEXYL-FORMATE | 1 | Root | not available | 4.0 | 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. |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-A | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 127.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-A | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-B | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 119.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIDIN-B | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 127.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-A | 0 | Root | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 119.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPAGLABRIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE | 15 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 14.0 | 88.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYL-ADIPATE | 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. |
| ISOGLABROLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOGLYCYCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOGLYCYROL | 0 | Rhizome | 80.0 | 200.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (pesticides) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antieczemic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 14 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antielastase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiembolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiemetic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendoccytotic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |