JETHIMADH | |
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Common name | Jethimadh |
Botanical Name | Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. |
Vernacular name | English-Liquore rice Hindi-Mulathi, Muleti Gujarati-Jethimadh Sanskrit-Yasthimadhuka |
Family | Leguminosae |
Class | Dicotyledonea |
Parts of plant used | Roots and stem |
Chemical Constituents | Glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhitic acid, sugar, resin, volatile oils, and starch. |
Therapeutic uses | High phenolic content compounds present in Glycyrrhizaglabra Linn. is responsible for its strong antioxidant activity due to free radical scavenging, metal ion chelating, hydrogen-donating, anti-lipid peroxidative and reducing activities. |