Licorice

Scientific name of Licorice: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Name of Licorice in different languages:

English: Liquorice

Sanskrit: Yashti, Maduka, Athirasa

Hindi: Multhahi

Malayalam: Eratti Madhuram (ഇരട്ടിമധുരം)

Plant description of Licorice-

Licorice is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing up to 1.5 m tall, leaves are small and pinnate-sized about 7 to 15 cm long and 9 to 17 cm wide. The flowers are pale whitish blue, sized 0.8 to 1.2 cm long; the stems are sweet and grey in color. The fruit containing several seeds is pod sized 2 to 3 cm long . Roots and stems are used as medicines.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Lanceolate	Margin-Entire	Venation-pinnate

ഇരട്ടിമധുരം- Licorice root

Useful plant parts:

Root

Medicinal uses:

To treat Cough, Vatha, Pitha, fever, Cancer, Asthma, painkiller, and sound enhancer.

Chemical content:

Phytoaestrogens, glabridin, isoflavene.

How to prepare medicines:

Raw root can be chewed for throat problems due to cold (clear the throat)

Licorice is one of the ingredients in Ayurveda medicines like-