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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antimalarial | 4 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimelanomic | 5 | New York Times, 3/28/95. |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimitochondrial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMRSA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |