Pharmacognostic study of glycyrrhiza glabra linn- a review

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Liquorice or Licorice, Latin name Glycyrrhiza glabra, family Leguminosae, sanskritname Yashtimadhu or Madhuk is a herbaceous perennial legume, native to Southern Europe & parts of Asia such as India. It is a well known plant from vedic kaal which is used not only to treat the disease but also in ritual functions like yagya etc. Almost all nighantus & granthas have described Liquorice & its properties. It is also widely used in Chinese herbs, Unani, Homeopathy treatments. As a herbal medicine it has an impressing list of well documented uses such as anti inflammatory, anti ulcer, anti oxident, expectorant, memory enhancing etc& it’s probably one of the most over looked of all herbal wonders. The present article isaimed to provide a broad overview of pharmacognosy, phytochemistry of Liquorice. The phytochemical studies revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, steroids, saponins, glycosides, proteins & sugars. Keywords: Glycyrrhiza glabra, pharmacognocy,Aurvedic properties How to cite this URL: Dr Kaveri V. Rasal et al: Pharmacognostic Study Of Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn- A Review. International Ayurvedic medical Journal {online} 2016 {cited 2016 July} Available from:http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3188_3193.pdf PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDY OF GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA LINN- A REVIEW Dr. Balaji S. Sawant 1 Dr. Janhavi R. Alawe 2 Dr Kaveri V. Rasal 3 1 HOD & Guide, 2 Asst. Professor, 3 Final MD research scholarDepartment of Dravyaguna VigyanSmt. K. G. M. P. Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Charni road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India INTRODUCTION Nowa-days there is a renewed interest in drugs of natural origin simply because they are considered as green medicine and green medicine is always supposed to be safe. Another factor which emphasizes this attention is the incidences of harmful nature of synthetic drugs which are regarded as harmful to human beings and environment. The advantage of natural drugs is their easy availability, economic and less or no side effects but the disadvantage is that they are the victims of adulteration. The more effective the natural drug more is its demand and the chances of nonavailability increases. To meet the growing demand, the natural drug is easily adulterated with low grade material. Adulteration or substitution is nothing but replacement of original plant with another plant material or intentionally adding any foreign substance to increase the weight or potency of the product or to decrease its cost. Therapeutic efficacy of medicinal plants depends upon the quality and quantity of chemical constituents. The misuse of herbal medicine or natural products starts with wrong identification. The most common error is one common vernacular name is given to two or more entirely different species. All these problems can be solved by pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants. It is very important and in fact essential to lay down pharmacognostic specifications of medicinal plants which are used in various drugs. Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Liquorice or Licorice, Latin name Glycyrrhiza glabra, family Leguminosae, sanskritname Yashtimadhu or Madhuk is a herbaceous perennial legume, native to Southern Europe & parts of Asia such as India. It is a well known plant from vedic kaal which is used not only to treat the disease but also in ritual functions like yagya etc. Almost all nighantus & granthas have described Liquorice & its properties. It is also widely used in Chinese herbs, Unani, Homeopathy treatments. As a herbal medicine it has an impressing list of well documented uses such as anti inflammatory, anti ulcer, anti oxident, expectorant, memory enhancing etc& it’s probably one of the most over looked of all herbal wonders. The present article isaimed to provide a broad overview of pharmacognosy, phytochemistry of Liquorice. The phytochemical studies revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, steroids, saponins, glycosides, proteins & sugars. Keywords: Glycyrrhiza glabra, pharmacognocy,Aurvedic properties How to cite this URL: Dr Kaveri V. Rasal et al: Pharmacognostic Study Of Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn- A Review. International Ayurvedic medical Journal {online} 2016 {cited 2016 July} Available from:http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3188_3193.pdf PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDY OF GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA LINN- A REVIEW Dr. Balaji S. Sawant 1 Dr. Janhavi R. Alawe 2 Dr Kaveri V. Rasal 3 1 HOD & Guide, 2 Asst. Professor, 3 Final MD research scholarDepartment of Dravyaguna VigyanSmt. K. G. M. P. Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Charni road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India INTRODUCTION Nowa-days there is a renewed interest in drugs of natural origin simply because they are considered as green medicine and green medicine is always supposed to be safe. Another factor which emphasizes this attention is the incidences of harmful nature of synthetic drugs which are regarded as harmful to human beings and environment. The advantage of natural drugs is their easy availability, economic and less or no side effects but the disadvantage is that they are the victims of adulteration. The more effective the natural drug more is its demand and the chances of nonavailability increases. To meet the growing demand, the natural drug is easily adulterated with low grade material. Adulteration or substitution is nothing but replacement of original plant with another plant material or intentionally adding any foreign substance to increase the weight or potency of the product or to decrease its cost. Therapeutic efficacy of medicinal plants depends upon the quality and quantity of chemical constituents. The misuse of herbal medicine or natural products starts with wrong identification. The most common error is one common vernacular name is given to two or more entirely different species. All these problems can be solved by pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants. It is very important and in fact essential to lay down pharmacognostic specifications of medicinal plants which are used in various drugs. Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Liquorice or Licorice, Latin name Glycyrrhiza glabra, family Leguminosae, sanskritname Yashtimadhu or Madhuk is a herbaceous perennial legume, native to Southern Europe & parts of Asia such as India. It is a well known plant from vedic kaal which is used not only to treat the disease but also in ritual functions like yagya etc. Almost all nighantus & granthas have described Liquorice & its properties. It is also widely used in Chinese herbs, Unani, Homeopathy treatments. As a herbal medicine it has an impressing list of well documented uses such as anti inflammatory, anti ulcer, anti oxident, expectorant, memory enhancing etc& it’s probably one of the most over looked of all herbal wonders. The present article isaimed to provide a broad overview of pharmacognosy, phytochemistry of Liquorice. The phytochemical studies revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, steroids, saponins, glycosides, proteins & sugars. Keywords: Glycyrrhiza glabra, pharmacognocy,Aurvedic properties How to cite this URL