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Plant Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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.