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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESOL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMIC-ALCOHOL | 0 | 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. |
| D-SUCROSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANOIC-ACID | 3 | 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. |
| DESOXOGLABROLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIFURFURYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIFURFURYL-ETHER | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDRO-5,5-DIMETHYL-2(3H)-FURANONE | 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. |
| DIMETHYL-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCOSANE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECANE | 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. |
| DODECANOIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| DOTRIACONTANE | 0 | Root | 3.0 | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINATIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| EICOSANE | 0 | Root | 0.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | 400.0 | 590.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Root | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRIOL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Root | 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 * |