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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXY-GLABROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 23.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHOXY-2-METHYL-PROPANE | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | 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. |
| 3-METHYL-3-HEPTEN-2-ONE | 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. |
| 3-METHYL-6-PROPYL-PHENOL | 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. |
| 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 169.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYCHALCONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYCHALCONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-ISOPROPYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL | 0 | Root | not available | 6.0 | 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. |
| 4-PROPENYL-ANISOLE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-PROPENYL-TOLUENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-6(GAMMA,GAMMA)DIMETHYL-ALLYL-FLAVANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-UNDECENE | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | 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. |
| 5-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 5-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrositic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antifibrotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |