Bioactivity and potential health benefits of licorice

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 542-553

  Kao, Tzu Chien ^a   Wu, Chi Hao ^b   Yen, Gow Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

18 glycyrrhetinic acid; biological function; glycyrrhizic acid; licorice; safety

Indexed keywords

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECTS; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACIDS; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; LICORICE; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; TOBACCO; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICINE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GLYCYRRHIZA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84892996604     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf404939f     Document Type: Article

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