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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-O-METHYLGLYCYROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6''-O-ACETYL-LIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-C-PRENYL-ERIODICTYOL | 0 | Root | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-6,8-DI-C-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIOGLYCYRRHIZIN | 1 | Root | not available | 100.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIOISOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIOLIQUIRITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABOGLYCYRRHIZIN | 1 | Root | not available | 600.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 0.3 | -0.19 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| ASPARANIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | 16.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 6850.0 | 23500.0 | 1.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CLYCOSIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINATIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINATIN | 1 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINATIN | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | not available | 50.0 | -0.65 | Isaev, V. 1932. Essential Oils of the Flora of Tadshikistan. Acta Hortii Bot Tadshikistan 1932: 17-. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 4 | Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al) |
| Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Demulcent | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 5 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Ergogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic? | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |