Herbal Index Licorice Root « herbsvitaminsandnutritionalhealing

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March 11, 2012

Jeansef at fr.wikipedia

Licorice Root  (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:Plantae

(unranked):Angiosperms

(unranked):Eudicots

(unranked):Rosids

Order:Fabales

Family:Fabaceae

Sub Family:Faboideae

Tribe:Galegeae

Genus:Glycyrrhiza

Species: G. glabra

Chemical Composition:

• Triterpenes of the oleanane type, mainly glycyrrhizin (=glycyrrhizic or glycyrrhizinic acid), and its agylcone glycyrrhetinic acid (=glycyrrhitic acid), liquiritic acid, glycyrrhetol, glabrolide, isoglabrolide, licoric acid, & phytosterols.

• Flavonoids and isoflavonoids; liquiritigenin, liquiritin, rhamnoliquiritin, neoliquiritin, licoflavonol, licoisoflavones A and B, licoisoflavanone, formononetin, glabrol, glabrone, glyzarin, kumatakenin and others.

• Coumarins; liqcoumarin, umbelliferone, herniarin glycyrin.

• Chalcones; liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, neosoliquiritin, rhamnoisoliquiritin, licuraside, licochalcones A and B, echinatin and others.

• Polysaccharides, mainly glucans

• Volatile oil, containing fenchone, linalool, furfuryl alcohol, benzaldehyde.

• Miscellaneous; starch, sugars, amino acid etc

Good for the following sicknesses:

• chronic viral hepatitis
• A Strong anti-viral affect
• Tuberculosis
•  hyperkalemia
•  ulcers
•  ileitis
•  leaky gut syndrome
•  irritable bowel syndrome
• Crohn’s disease
• aliments of the stomach
• lupus
• scleroderma
• rheumatoid arthritis
• animal dander allergies
• Lung inflimation

There has not been  sufficient study  by the FDA of Licorice Root  (Glycyrrhiza glabra) to say that it is good for the use  of all the conditions mentioned above. Please read my legal disclamer.

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