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Glycrrhizae radix

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Fabales

, Family : Fabaceae

Genus : Glycrrhizae

Species : G. radix

Chemical Composition:

Plant contains alkaloid glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid.

Part used : Leaves and Bark

Refrence:

Chemical constituents & Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

Changes in components, glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid, in raw Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, modify insulin sensitizing and insulinotropic actions. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/587675
Diammonium glycyrrhizinate, a component of traditional Chinese medicine Gan-Cao, prevents murine T-cell-mediated fulminant hepatitis in IL-10- and IL-6-dependent manners.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17673144