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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

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GLABRIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
GLABROLIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
GLUCURONIC-ACID 4 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
GLYASPERIN-D 0 Root not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYCOUMARIN 5 Rhizome 10.0 1380.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYCOUMARIN 5 Root 1600.0 1750.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRIN 0 Root not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYROL 0 Rhizome not available 440.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYROL 0 Root not available 800.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYROL 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID 29 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 32 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZA-PECTIC-POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZA-PECTIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZA-URALENSIS-GLUCAN-6 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 57 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 57 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 57 Rhizome 2000.0 81670.0 1.36 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Fomum, Z. T. et al. 1984. Erythrina Studies. Part 6: Pharmacological Studies on Sigmoidin A, B and C, Novel Flavonones Isolated from Erythrina sigmoidea. Rev Sci Technol (Health Sci Ser), 1: 55-68.
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 14 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 3 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillarigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *