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Commom Licorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Commom Licorice · Licorice · Smooth Licorice · Licorice-Root · Alcacuz · Alcazuz · Cultivated licorice · Drop · Echtes Suessholz · Echtes Süßholz · Errekaliz · Gewöhnliches Süßholz · Jamball · Jetimadh · Kahles Süßholz · Lagrits · Lakitsrot · Lakkrís · Lakrids · Lakris · Lakrits · Lakritsa
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Iraq, Turkey, China, Japan*, Kurdistan, Spain, India, US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Addison's-Disease, Alexiteric, Alterative, Anodyne
Science studied: 1-ACETYLPYRROLE, ANETHOLE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASPARAGINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Glycyrrhiza glabra
Common names: Commom Licorice, Licorice, Smooth Licorice, Licorice-Root, Alcacuz, Alcazuz, Cultivated licorice, Drop, Echtes Suessholz, Echtes Süßholz, Errekaliz, Gewöhnliches Süßholz, Jamball, Jetimadh, Kahles Süßholz, Lagrits, Lakitsrot, Lakkrís, Lakrids, Lakris, Lakrits, Lakritsa
POWO: 496941-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Iraq, Elsewhere, Turkey, China, Japan*, Kurdistan, Spain, India and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Addison's-Disease
- Alexiteric
- Alterative
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Antispasmodic
- Boil
- Burn
show 31 more documented entries
- Cancer(Esophagus)
- Cancer(Uterus)
- Cough
- Demulcent
- Deodorant
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Dyspnea
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Laxative
- Pectoral
- Scald
- Sore
- Tonic
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Urogenital
- Wound
- Catarrh
- Emollient
- Thirst
- Bactericide
- Antitussive
- Cancer
- Candida
- Fungicide
- Internulcer
- Pill
- Rejuvenation
- Tumor
- Masticatory
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Iraq
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- China
- Japan*
- Kurdistan
- Spain
- India
- US
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Addison's-Disease
- Alexiteric
- Alterative
- Anodyne
- Antidote
- Antispasmodic
- Boil
- Burn
- Cancer(Esophagus)
- Cancer(Uterus)
- Cough
- Demulcent
show 27 more documented entries
- Deodorant
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Dyspnea
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Laxative
- Pectoral
- Scald
- Sore
- Tonic
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Urogenital
- Wound
- Catarrh
- Emollient
- Thirst
- Bactericide
- Antitussive
- Cancer
- Candida
- Fungicide
- Internulcer
- Pill
- Rejuvenation
- Tumor
- Masticatory
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Addison's-Disease · Iraq · "
- Addison's-Disease · Elsewhere · "
- Alexiteric · Turkey · "
- Alterative · China · "
- Alterative · Turkey · "
- Anodyne · China · "
- Antidote · China · "
- Antidote · Japan* · "
- Antispasmodic · Japan* · "
- Boil · China · "
- Burn · China · "
- Cancer(Esophagus) · China · "
- Cancer(Uterus) · China · "
- Cough · China · "
- Cough · Kurdistan · "
- Demulcent · Turkey · "
- Demulcent · Elsewhere · "
- Demulcent · Japan* · "
- Deodorant · Elsewhere · "
- Depurative · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Dyspnea · China · "
- Expectorant · China · "
- Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
28 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- An aromatic substrate prenyltransferase involved in the chemical diversification of flavonoids in Glycyrrhiza glabra. · 2026 source ↗
- Bioactive compounds of Glycyrrhiza glabra and their functional role in modulating gut inflammation and intestinal homeostasis. · 2026 source ↗
- Rhizome Diameter-Dependent Regulation of Glycyrrhizin Biosynthetic Genes and Glycyrrhizin Accumulation in Glycyrrhiza glabra · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 1-ACETYLPYRROLE
- ANETHOLE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASPARAGINE
- BETULIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CELLULOSE
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- CUMIC-ALCOHOL
- DECANOIC-ACID
- DESOXOGLABROLIDE
- 2,2-DIFURYL-ETHANE
- DIHYDRO-5,5-DIMETHYL-2(3H)-FURANONE
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- 3,24-DIHYDROXY-OLEANA-9(11),12-DIENOIC-ACID
- 2,3-DIHYDRO-4-METHYL-FURAN
- 22,23-DIHYDROSTIGMASTEROL
- DIMETHYL-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL
- DOCOSANE
- DODECANE
- DODECANOIC-ACID
- ECHINATIN
- EO
- ESTRAGOLE
- ETHYL-LINOLEATE
- 2-ETHYL-6-METHYL-PYRAZINE
- ETHYL-PALMITATE
- EUGENOL
- FAT
- FIBER
- 2-FORMYL-5-METHYL-PYRROLE
- FURFURAL
- 1-FURFURYL-2-FORMYL-PYRROLE
- GALANGIN
- GLABRENE
- GLABRIC-ACID
- GLABRIDIN
- GLABRONE
- 2-BETA-GLUCOSONOSYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- GLUCOSE
- GLYCYRRAM
- GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID
- 18-BETA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID
- GLYCYRRHETOL
- GLYCYRRHISOFLAVANONE
- GLYCYRRHISOFLAVONE
- 18-BETA-GLYCYRRHIZINIC-ACID
- GUAIACOL
- GUM
- HEPTADECANE
- HEPTANOIC-ACID
- HERANOL
- HEXADECANE
- 2-HEXANAL
- HEXAN-1-OL
- HEXANOL
- HEXYL-FORMATE
- HISPAGLABRIDIN-A
- HISPAGLABRIN-B
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- 18ALPHA-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID
- 23-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID
- 24-HYDROXYGLYCYRRRHIZIN
- 2-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE
- 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE
- ISOBUTYL-ADIPATE
- ISONEOLIQUIRITIN
- ISOSCHAFTOSIDE
- ISOVIOLANTHIN
- KAEMPFEROL
- LICOFLAVONOL
- LICOISOFLAVANONE
- LICORIC-ACID
- LICURASIDE
- LIQUIRAZIDE
- LIQUIRIDIOLIC-ACID
- LIQUIRITIC-ACID
- LIQUIRITINIC-ACID
- LIQUIRITOGENIN-CHALCONE
- LIQUORIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- MALIC-ACID
- MALTOL
- MANNITOL
- 2-METHALYL-PHENOL
- 1-METHOXY-4-ISOPROPYL-CYCLOHEXANE
- 3-METHOXY-2-METHYL-PROPANE
- P-METHOXY-PHENOL
- 2-METHYL-3-DECEN-5-ONE
- 6-METHYL-3,5-HEPTADIEN-2-ONE
- 3-METHYL-3-HEPTEN-2-ONE
- 6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE
- METHYL-HEXADECANOATE
- METHYL-HEXANOATE
- 2-METHYL-5-ISOPROPYL-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE
- 2-METHYL-6-METHYLENE-7-OCTEN-2-OL
- 2-METHYL-PROPANOIC-ACID
- 3-METHYL-6-PROPYL-PHENOL
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- 5-METHYL-2-UNDECENE
- 9-METHYL-3-UNDECENE
- MUCIN
- NEOLIQUIRITIN
- NIACIN
- N-NONACOSANE
- NONANOIC-ACID
- OCTADECANE
- 3,5-OCTADIEN-2-ONE
- ONOCERIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PENTACOSANE
- PENTANOIC-ACID
- PHASEOLLINISOFLAVAN
- PHOSPHORUS
- PINOCEMBRIN
- 4-PROPENYL-TOLUENE
- PROPIONIC-ACID
- PSEUDOIONONE
- QUERCETIN
- RESIN
- RHAMNOISOLIQUIRITIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SILICON
- SINAPIC-ACID
- SODIUM
- STARCH
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TETRADECANOIC-ACID
- TETRAMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- THYMOL
- TIN
- TRIDECANOIC-ACID
- UMBELLIFERONE
- XANTHOTOXIN
- ZINC
- 28-HYDROXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID
- BETAINE
- 2,2-DIFURYL-ETHYLENE
- 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- HERNIARIN
- KUMATAKENIN
- LICOFLAVANONE
- LICOISOFLAVONE-C
- PENTADECANE
- 2-PENTYL-FURAN
- ACETIC-ACID
- 7-ACETOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- BUTANOIC-ACID
- BUTYL-PHTHALATE
- CHOLINE
- O-CRESOL
- DECANE
- 11-DESOXOGLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID
- 2,2-DIFURYL-METHANE
- 2,7-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE
- 6-(GAMMA,GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL)-5,7-DIHYDROXY-FLAVANONE
- EICOSANE
- ETHYL-LINOLENATE
- ETHYL-PHENOL
- FERULIC-ACID
- GLABRALONIC-ACID
- GLYCYROL
- GLYCYRRHIZIC-ACID
- GLYZARIN
- HEXADECANOIC-ACID
- HEXANOIC-ACID
- 24-HYDROXY-11-DEOXYGLYCYRRHETIC-ACID
- IRON
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- KILOCALORIES
- LICOCOUMARONE
- LICOISOFLAVONE-A
- LICORICONE
- LIGNIN
- LIQCOUMARIN
- LIQUIRITOGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-APIOSIDE
- MANGANESE
- 3'-METHOXYGLABRIDIN
- 5-O-METHYLGLYCYROL
- 4-METHYL-ISOPROPYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL
- N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE
- MYRTENAL
- NEOISOLIQUIRITIN
- NONADECANE
- OCTACOSAN-1-OL
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- 1-PENTADECANOL
- 5-PENTYLPYRAN-2-ONE
- PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- PYRAZOLE
- RHAMNOLIQUIRITIN
- SELENIUM
- SUGAR
- THIAMIN
- O-TOLUNITRILE
- TRIMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- VITEXIN
- TETRACOSAN-1-OL
- L-ASPARTIC-ACID
- ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN-4-GLUCOSIDE
- LICORICIDIN
- 1,7-DIMETHYL-7(4-METHYL-3-PENTENYL)-TRICYCLOHEPTANE
- 1-METHOXY-4-ISOPROPYL-BENZENE
- 2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN
- 2-ACETYL-PYRROLE
- 2-BUTYL-2-OCTENAL
- 2-ETHYL-1,4-DIMETHYL-BENZENE
- 2-METHYL-5-ISOPROPYL-PHENOL
- 6-METHYL-3-UNDECENE
- 7-METHOXY-3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTANAL
- 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-10,11-EPOXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID
- ACETOPHENONE
- ALPHA-TERPINOLENE
- ARABOGLYCYRRHIZIN
- BENZALDEHYDE
- GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID-MONOGLUCURONIDE
- GLYCYRRHIZAN-GA
- HENEICOSANE
- HEPTACOSANE
- HEXADECYL-ACETATE
- ISOGLYCYCOUMARIN
- ISOLIQUIRITIN
- ISOLIQUIRITIN-APIOSIDE
- LICOFLAVONE-B
- LIKVIRITIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- OCTACOSANE
- OCTADECANAL
- PAEONOL
- PALMITIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- PENTADECANOIC-ACID
- PRENYLLICOFLAVONE-A
- PRUNETIN
- SHINFLAVANONE
- SHINPTEROCARPIN
- SOYASAPONIN-II
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- TRICOSANE
- UNDECANE
- URALENIC-ACID
- URALOZIDE-ACID
- URALSAPONIN-B
- 1-(5-METHYL-2-FURYL)-PROPANE-1,2-DIONE
- 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID
- GLUCOLIQUIRITIN-APIOSIDE
- HEXACOSANE
- ISOLICOFLAVONOL
- TETRACOSANE
- ACETOIN
- ACETOL
- 2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE
- BETA-AMYRIN
- 4-PROPENYL-ANISOLE
- APIGENIN
- ASTRAGALIN
- BENZOIC-ACID
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- BERGAPTEN
- BETULINIC-ACID
- BUTAN-1-OL-2-ONE
- BUTAN-1-OL-3-ONE
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL
- BUTYRIC-ANHYDRIDE
- GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
- CAPROIC-ACID
- 4-HYDROXYCHALCONE
- CRESOL
- 2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE
- P-CYMENE
- ESTRIOL
- FENCHONE
- 5,7-DIHYDROXY-6(GAMMA,GAMMA)DIMETHYL-ALLYL-FLAVANONE
- 7-METHOXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE
- FORMONONETIN
- FRUCTOSE
- 2-ACETYL-5-METHYL-FURAN
- 2-ACETYL-FURAN
- 3-HYDRO-5-METHYL-FURAN-2-ONE
- 2-TETRAHYDRO-2-METHYL-FURAN-3-ONE
- FURFURYL-ACETATE
- 5-METHYL-FURFURAL
- 21-ALPHA-HYDROXY-ISOGLABROLIDE
- FURFURYL-ALCOHOL
- FURFURYL-BUTYRATE
- FURFURYL-FORMATE
- FURFURYL-PROPIONATE
- FURYL-ETHYL-KETONE
- FURYL-METHYL-KETONE
- GENISTEIN
- GERANIOL
- GLABRANIN
- GLABRANIN-A
- GLABRANIN-B
- GLABROL
- GLYCYCOUMARIN
- GLYCYRIN
- 4'-O-METHYLGLABRIDIN
- 3-HYDROXY-GLABROL
- GLABROLIDE
- 11-DEOXO-GLABROLIDE
- ISOGLABROLIDE
- 18-ALPHA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID
- GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID
- BETA-GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID
- GLYCYRRHIZA-GALACTOMANNAN
- GLYCYRRHIZA-GLABRA-TRITERPENE
- GLYCYRRHIZIN
- 18-ALPHA-GLYCYRRHIZINIC-ACID
- APIOGLYCYRRHIZIN
- GAMMA-HEPTALACTONE
- HEDERASAPONIN-C
- GAMMA-HEXALACTONE
- HEX-TRANS-3-EN-1-OL
- HISPAGLABRIDIN-B
- INDOLE
- LAVANDULOL
- LICOCHALCONE-A
- LICOISOFLAVONE-B
- LICUROSIDE
- LIGUSTRAZINE
- LINALOOL-A-OXIDE
- LINALOOL-B-OXIDE
- NEOLICUROSIDE
- 24-HYDROXYLIQUIRITIC-ACID
- LINALOOL-OXIDE
- LINOLENIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- LIQUIRITIGENIN
- LIQUIRITIN
- 3,24-DIHYDROXY-OLEANA-11,13(18)-DIENOIC-ACID
- GAMMA-NONALACTONE
- ISOMUCRONULATOL
- MALTOSE
- NARINGENIN
- 1-(2-FURYL)-PROPAN-2-ONE
- 2-PHENYLETHANOL
- ETHYL-PHENYLACETATE
- GAMMA-OCTALACTONE
- O-METHOXY-PHENOL
- PENTAN-1-OL
- PHENYL-PROPIONIC-ACID
- PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL
- POLYSACCHARIDE
- PRIMULA-ACID-A
- 1-METHYL-2-FORMYL-PYRROLE
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- O-ACETYL-SALICYLIC-ACID
- SOYASAPONIN
- SOYASAPONIN-I
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUCROSE
- D-SUCROSE
- N-TETRADECANE
- TERPIN-1-EN-4-OL
- TIGLALDEHYDE
- 7-HYDROXY-2-METHYLISOFLAVONE
- ALCOHOL
- DOTRIACONTANE
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- ISOLIQUIRITOSIDE
- LICOPYRANOCOUMARIN
- 2-METHYL-PHENOL
- METHOXYPHASEOLLIN
- 2-METHYL-TETRAHYDRO-FURAN-3-ONE
- SAPONINS
- SOYASAPONIN-B
- SOYASAPONINS
- CAMPHOR
- LINALOOL
- THUJONE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- TRIDECANE
- UNDECANOIC-ACID
- CARVACROL
- FLUORIDE
- GLYCESTRONE
- ISOGLYCYROL
- P-CYMENOL
- 2,4-DIFURFURYL-FURAN
- DIFURFURYL-ETHER
- GLYZAGLABRIN
- HEPTANE-1,2-DIOL
- ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN
- KANZONOL-R
- LICOCHALCONE-B
- LUPEOL
- METHYL-ETHYL-KETONE
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- OCT-1-EN-3-OL
- ONONIN
- PHENOL
- 1-FURFURYL-2-ACETYL-PYRROLE
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- HISPAGLABRIN-A
- SCHAFTOSIDE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
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Sources
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World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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