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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao
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
LICOPYRANOCOUMARIN 7 Root 500.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-A-3 0 Rhizome 290.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-A-3 0 Root 5.8 1000.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-B-2 0 Rhizome 40.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-B-2 0 Root 0.8 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-C-2 0 Rhizome 50.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-C-2 0 Root 1.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-D-3 0 Rhizome 70.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-D-3 0 Root 1.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-E-2 0 Rhizome 120.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-E-2 0 Root 2.4 700.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-F-3 0 Root 0.4 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-G-2 0 Root 0.6 1000.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-H-2 0 Root 1.4 2100.0 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-J-2 0 Root 0.4 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-K-2 0 Root 0.4 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-L-3 0 Root 300.0 *
LICORICIDIN 1 Root 11.0 *
LICORICONE 0 Root *
LICORICONE 0 Root Bark *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aphidifuge 1 *
Apoptotic 7 *
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 *
Bacteristat 2 *
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 *
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 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
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 *