- Also known as (or relevant to)
- 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
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- 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
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