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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
METHYL-HEXANOATE 0 Root Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Plant *
MUCIN 0 Plant *
MYRTENAL 5 Root Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE 0 Root 5.0 Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
N-NONACOSANE 1 Root *
N-TETRADECANE 0 Root *
NARINGENIN 56 Shoot *
NEOISOLIQUIRITIN 1 Root 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.
NEOLICUROSIDE 0 Rhizome *
NEOLIQUIRITIN 1 Root *
NEOSOLIQUIRITIN 0 Root *
NIACIN 39 Root 11.0 70.0 0.57 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Leaf 100.0 1000.0 0.42 *
NONADECANE 0 Root 0.1 2.0 -1.00 *
NONANOIC-ACID 2 Root 2.0 Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
NONANOIC-ACID 2 Root Essent. Oil *
O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID 0 Rhizome 1500.0 1636.0 *
O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID 0 Root 1500.0 1636.0 *
O-CRESOL 6 Root *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antierythemic 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.
Antiescherichic 2 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiestrogenic 12 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antifatigue 6 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antifeedant 9 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Antifertility 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic 2 *
Antifibrosarcomic 1 *
Antifibrositic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antifibrotic 4 *
Antiflu 3 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone 2 *
Antigastric 2 *
Antigastritic 4 Martindale's 29th
Antigastrotic 1 *
Antigenotoxic 2 *
Antigingivitic 3 *