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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiglaucomic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 9 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiherpetic | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 9 | Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095. |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |