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Lipids and essential oil from roots of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Fabaceae) growing in Uzbekistan were investigated. Neutral, glyco-, and phospholipids and lipid-like constituents transferring into benzine (free lipids), CHCl3, and EtOH extracts were identified using CC, TLC, GC, and GC-MS. Total lipids from the roots were dominated (31.8%) by free fatty acids with high contents of linoleic, oleic, and palmitic acids (40.0, 22.7, and 18.3%, respectively). The major constituent of essential oil extracted by steam distillation was carvone (65.3%).