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Common Names
Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-METHOXY-FICIFOLINOL | 0 | Root | not available | 3.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 18-ALPHA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 18-ALPHA-GLYCYRRHIZIN | 0 | Root | not available | 200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 18-ALPHA-HYDROXY-GLYCYRRHETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 18-BETA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-8-ALPHA-ALPHA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL-3-ARYLCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2',4',7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-GAMMA-GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL-3-ARYLCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,3-DIHYDRO-ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-7-HYDROXYISOFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 22-BETA-ACETYL-GLABRIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-HYDROXYGLABROLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 3-ACETYL-GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-24-DIHYDROXY-OLEAN-11,13(18)-DIEN-30-OIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-FORMYLGLABROLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-O-METHYLGLYCYROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-OXO-GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE | 0 | Root | not available | 240.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4'-O-(BETA-D-APIO-D-FURANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-LIQUIRITIGENIN | 0 | Root | not available | 120000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adrenocorticotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | 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. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Amphiestrogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Analgesic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |