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
LICORIDIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICORINONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LICORISOFLAVAN-A	0	Root	not available	16.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LICRASIDE	0	Root	not available	600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIGENIN	12	Rhizome	30.0	1210.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIGENIN	12	Root	not available	70000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIGENIN	12	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIGENIN-4',7-DIGLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	20.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIGENIN-4'-APIOSYL-(1,2)-GLUCOSIDE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIN	3	Rhizome	7900.0	36490.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIN	3	Root	120.0	300000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIN-APIOSIDE	0	Root	120.0	9000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUPIWIGHTEONE	0	Shoot	not available	6.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	3690.0	5070.0	1.33	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	13.0	26.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL	18	Root	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
N-HEXACOSANE	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARCISSIN	0	Leaf	not available	16.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN	56	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEOGLYCYROL	0	Root	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 *