Steinmetz:Glycyrrhiza

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Glycyrrhiza glabra (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Glycyrrhiza glabra (and other species) Family Leguminosae English Names Liquorice shrub Sweet Wood Licorice Natural Habitat Mediterranean countries Spain Central and southern Russia Northern China Siberia Mongolia Asia Minor (Smyrna) Syria Turkestan Persia Part(s) Used Radix Liquiritiae = Radix Glycyrrhizae Succus Liquiritiae

Constituent(s) glycyrrhizin liquiritin asparagin sugar proteins mannit resin starch gum bitter principle colouring matter mucilage acids salts Action pectoral demulcent diuretic depurative alterative alexipharmic expectorant emollient refreshing