Product Description

English name: Licorice root extract 

Latin Name: Glycyrrhizae radix

Specification: Glycyrrhizin,Glycyrrhizinic acid, Glycyrrhizic acid

Use Part:Seed

Appearance: Brown yellow fine powder

CAS No.********3 

Brand Name:LZB

Extract Method:Water/Ethanol

Test Method:HPLC/UV

Description                                                                                                                                             

Medicine
TheBest-selling herbals extract licorice root extract(Glycyrrhizae radix) powder *0:1 compound glycyrrhizin (or glycyrrhizic acid), found in liquorice, has been proposed as being useful for liver protection in tuberculosis therapy, but evidence does not support this use, which may in fact be harmful.Glycyrrhizin has also demonstrated antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and blood pressure-increasing effects in vitro and in vivo, as is supported by the finding that intravenous glycyrrhizin (as if it is given orally very little of the original drug makes it into circulation) slows the progression of viral and autoimmune hepatitis.Liquorice has also demonstrated promising activity in one clinical trial, when applied topically, against atopic dermatitis.Additionally, liquorice may be effective in treating hyperlipidaemia (a high amount of fats in the blood).Liquorice has also demonstrated efficacy in treating inflammation-induced skin hyperpigmentation.Liquorice may also be useful in preventingneurodegenerative disorders and dental caries.

The antiulcer, laxative, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antitumour and expectorantproperties of liquorice have been investigated.

Folk medicine
In traditional Chinese medicine, liquorice is believed to "harmonize" the ingredients in a formula and to carry the formula to the *2 "regular meridians".

Toxicity
Its major dose-limiting toxicities are corticosteroid in nature, due to the inhibitory effect its chief active constituents, glycyrrhizin and enoxolone, have on cortisol degradation and include oedema, hypokalaemia, weight gain or loss, and hypertension.

The United States Food and Drug Administration believes that foods containing liquorice and its derivatives (including glycyrrhizin) are safe if not consumed excessively. Other jurisdictions have suggested no more than **0mg to **0mg of glycyrrhizin per day, the equivalent of about *0g to **0g of liquorice.
Health Benifits                                                                                                                                        

1.Liquorice root could help enhance the transformation and transportation functions of the spleen and stomach.

2. Since the spleen dominates muscles and the liver controls tendons, liquorice root has excellent properties to relieve pain and cramps of smooth or skeletal muscles.

3. Liquorice root also moistens the lungs and stops coughs. It treats disorders such as shortness 

of breath, fatigue, sallow facial appearance, decreased food intake, loose stools, and diarrhea.

4. Its neutral property treats coughing and wheezing of various etiologies that stems from either cold or heat, and deficiencies of excess, with or without phlegm.

5. Liquorice root can also be used to clear heat and toxins; it is useful to treat poisoning due to foods, herbs, herbicides, pesticides, drugs and heavy metals.

6. Liquorice root has also been reported to speed the healing of canker sores.

Application                                                                                                                                            

1.As a sweetener, licorice exatrct is used in food industry;
2.As as raw materials of drugs for clearing heat and detoxicating,licorice extract is used in medicine 

field;
3.As product for benefiting stomach, licorice extract is widely used in health industry;
4.Licorice extract applied in cosmetic field, licorice extract is able to nourish and cure the skin