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

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.
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
LICOPYRANOCOUMARIN	7	Root	not available	500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-A-3	0	Rhizome	not available	290.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-A-3	0	Root	5.8	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-B-2	0	Rhizome	not available	40.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-B-2	0	Root	not available	0.8	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-C-2	0	Rhizome	not available	50.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-C-2	0	Root	not available	1.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-D-3	0	Rhizome	not available	70.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-D-3	0	Root	not available	1.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-E-2	0	Rhizome	not available	120.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-E-2	0	Root	2.4	700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-F-3	0	Root	not available	0.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-G-2	0	Root	0.6	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-H-2	0	Root	1.4	2100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-J-2	0	Root	not available	0.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-K-2	0	Root	not available	0.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICE-SAPONIN-L-3	0	Root	not available	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICIDIN	1	Root	not available	11.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORICONE	0	Root Bark	not available	not available	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
MAO-Inhibitor	10	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer	1	Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	1	Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mineral-Corticoid	3	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Mitogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	1	Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Musculotropic	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
NEP-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic	1	Martindale's 29th
Neuroprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *