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Enriched botanical record

liquorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

Also indexed asGlycyrrhiza glabraAlcacuzAlcazuzCultivated licoriceDropEchtes SuessholzEchtes SüßholzErrekaliz
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGlycyrrhiza
Use categories7
Linked notes417
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGlycyrrhiza
Scientific name with authorshipGlycyrrhiza glabra L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Glycyrrhiza alalensis X.Y.LiGlycyrrhiza alaschanica GrankinaGlycyrrhiza brachycarpa Boiss.Glycyrrhiza echinata Lepech.Glycyrrhiza glabra subsp. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) PonertGlycyrrhiza glabra var. asperula Regel & HerderGlycyrrhiza glabra var. brachycarpa (Boiss.) Boiss.Glycyrrhiza glabra var. caduca X.Y.LiGlycyrrhiza glabra var. echinata Regel & HerderGlycyrrhiza glabra var. glabraGlycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Boiss.Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Galushko, 1980Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Regel & HerderGlycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulosa X.Y.LiGlycyrrhiza glabra var. hispidula Regel & HerderGlycyrrhiza glabra var. laxifoliolata X.Y.LiGlycyrrhiza glabra var. pubescens Litv.Glycyrrhiza glabra var. typica L.Glycyrrhiza glabra var. violacea (Boiss.) Boiss.Glycyrrhiza glandulifera Waldst. & Kit.Glycyrrhiza glandulifera var. parviflora Ledeb.Glycyrrhiza hirsuta L.Glycyrrhiza hirsuta Pall.Glycyrrhiza hirsuta var. echinata Regel & HerderGlycyrrhiza hirsuta var. glandulifera Regel & HerderGlycyrrhiza laevis Pall.Glycyrrhiza michajloviana Grankina & E.V.KuzminGlycyrrhiza nadezhinae GrankinaGlycyrrhiza officinalis Lepech.Glycyrrhiza pallida Boiss. & NoëGlycyrrhiza violacea Boiss.Glycyrrhiza vulgaris Gueldenst.Glycyrrhiza vulgaris Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Liquirita officinalis MoenchLiquirita officinarum Medik.Liquiritia officinalis MoenchLiquiritia officinarum Medik.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Poison reported
Social use

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier496941-1
Use codesEU FU HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Connected preparations

Where liquorice appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Decoction of liquorice

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Sweating Powder, N° I

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Syrup of Liquorice

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Syrup of Maidenhaijr

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Pe&oral Syrup

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Gargle of Gargarifma ernolliens

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Infusion of Linseed.—Take of linseed, two spoonsful; liquorice-root, sliced, half an ounce

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Compound Decoction of Sarsaparilla

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Infusion of Liquorice three ounces

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Liquorice three ounces

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Liquorice three ounces

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Powder of Liquorice being added

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Powder of Liquorice being added

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Syrup of Liquorice being added

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Distilled preparation of Take of Linseed

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Distilled preparation of Boiling distilled

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Distilled preparation of Foxglove Leaves

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Distilled preparation of Extract of Catechu

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

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Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for liquorice.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.