A REVIEW ON CONSTITUENTS, PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND MEDICINAL USES OF GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA

  • Savita Pandey Department of Pharmacy, Government Polytechnic, Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India
  • Bipin Verma Department of Pharmacy, Government Polytechnic, Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India
  • Priti Arya Department of Pharmacy, Government Polytechnic, Kashipur, Uttarakhand, India
10.22270/ujpr.v2i2.RW2

Keywords:

Glycyrrhiza glabra, glycyrrhizin, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti malarial

Abstract

Plants have been one of the important sources of medicines for human being and animals since the ancient time. At present scenario there is an increasing demand for herbal medicines, health products and pharmaceuticals products. Herbal medicines have attained popularity at global level to replace the synthetic chemicals as they have shown less adverse reactions. Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn is a commonly used herb for different diseases. Present review article deals with chemical constituents present in various parts of Glycyrrhiza glabra and pharmacological activities. Present article aim to comply all the updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities, which were performed by widely different methods.  Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn possesses antibacterial, antioxidant, antimalarial, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyper glycemic properties. Various other effects like antiulcer, antiviral, antifungal have also been discussed. This article may be useful for many researchers in discovering potential therapeutic effects and developing new formulations.

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Peer Review History:

Received 21 January 2017;   Revised 3 March; Accepted 24 April; Available online 15 May 2017

Academic Editor: Ahmad Najiborcid22.jpg, Universitas Muslim Indonesia,  Indonesia, ahmad.najib@umi.ac.id

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Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 3.5/10

Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 7.5/10

Reviewer(s) detail:

Dr. Cecilia Nwadiuto Amadiorcid22.jpg, University of Port Harcourt Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria, cnamadi@rocketmail.com

Dr. Mohamed Said Fathy Al-Refaeyorcid22.jpg, University of Sadat City, Menofia, Egypt, Mohamed.said@fop.usc.edu.eg

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2018-03-01

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Pandey, S., B. Verma, and P. Arya. “A REVIEW ON CONSTITUENTS, PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND MEDICINAL USES OF GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA”. Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 2018, doi:10.22270/ujpr.v2i2.RW2.

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