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.