Mintage Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences (ISSN: 2320-3315)

Author(s): VARSHA SHARMA*, R. C. AGRAWAL

Objective: A review article on Glycyrrhiza glabra, A plant which have lots of medicinal properties. So it may be known as plant for the future. The present article is an effort to highlight  the  role  of  a  few  major  constituents  of  this  plant,  which  have  multifaceted  pharmacological  actions  and  could  be  used  as  a  template  for  designing  new  herbal medicines.  Plants  have  been  one  of  the  important  sources  of  medicines  since  the  beginning  of  human  cultivation.  There  is  a  growing  demand  for  plant  based  medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplements etc. Conclusion  :Glycyrrhiza  glabraLinn  is  an  old age plant  used  in  traditional medicine  across  the  globe  for  its  ethanopharmacological value  to  cure  varieties of ailments  from simple cough to hepatitis to more complexes like SARS and CANCER. Glycyrrhiza glabraLinn used as a mild laxative, anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, anti-biotic, anti-viral, anti-ulcer, anti-tissive, anti-oxidant, estrogenic, anti-diuretic, hypolipidmic agent. It is reported to contain important phytoconstituents such as glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizinic acid, glabrin A&B, triterpene sterols, saponin, and isoflavons