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Liquorice Herb-Medicinal benefits of liquorice
Common name for Liquorice Herb: Glycyrrhiza glabra or liquorice is popularly known as liquorice root or sweet wood.
Occurrence of Liquorice Herb: Liquorice is a creeping rhizome with an erect wooden stem with blue-violet flowers and smooth reddish-brown pods for fruits. The herb is native to southern Europe and in certain parts of western and central Asia. In recent times, liquorice has gained commercial success thanks to successes in the pharmaceutical, tobacco and food industries.
Parts used of Liquorice Herb: The parts used for preparing herbal medications are the dried roots of the liquorice plant.
Medicinal uses of Liquorice Herb: The use of the liquorice root against disorders of the upper respiratory tract goes back to ancient Egypt. Known to be a demulcent and mild relaxant, the liquorice root is assuasive to mucous discomforts, and appreciated chiefly for its sweet savor and in disguising the pungency of other herbal preparations. Herbalists advocate the use of the liquorice root as beneficial in treating dry and severe coughs, bronchitis, and other upper respiratory irritations.
Some herbalists are of the opinion that Glycyrrhiza Glabra has tremendous value in reversing certain auto-immune diseases. According to research conducted on the root, patients with certain disorder such as asthma, inflammatory bowel disorders and multiple-sclerosis were found to have shown slight improvement with the administration of the root. Medical studies reveal that action of liquorice is assumed to be potentially effective — depending on the individual— on most auto-immune disorders.
Liquorice contains two important Glycosides known as glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhizinic acids.
These chemical compounds mimic the natural steroids in the body and tend to speedily rejuvenate natural steroid output from the adrenal glands. Moreover, the direct activity of these glycosides, in addition to other constituents in the liquorice root has a huge positive effect in bringing down inflammation in auto-immune disorders. Folk remedies of liquorice are particularly used in the treatment of gastric ulcers.
Most forms of gastric distress and acidity are usually relieved through the use of liquorice. According to medical reports, liquorice sustains the life of surface cells in the stomach and also brings about an anti-pepsin effect that relieves the painful symptoms.
Traditional or alternative medicine holds preparations made from the liquorice root in high esteem. It is used in most herbal preparations and its varied uses include been used as a laxative; normalizing blood sugar, reducing stomach ulcer pains and ulcerative colitis and treating arthritis.
Liquorice is used to treat in China.
Liquorice Herb Administered as: A common way of consuming liquorice is by chewing them as lozenges for soothing the throat. As a herbal preparation the root can also be prepared as infusions. This is done by getting rid of the outer bark of the root and boiling it for several minutes. The prepared concoction must be strained and consumed to alleviate hoarseness and coughs.
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