English: Liquorice
Sanskrit: Yashti, Maduka, Athirasa
Hindi: Multhahi
Malayalam: Eratti Madhuram (ഇരട്ടിമധുരം)
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 with 9 to 17 cm wide. The flowers are pale whitish blue, sized 0.8 to 1.2 cm long; stems are sweet and are grey in color. The fruit containing several seeds is pod sized 2 to 3 cm long .Root and stem are used as medicines.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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ഇരട്ടിമധുരം- Licorice root
Useful plant parts:
Root
Medicinal uses:
To treat Cough, Vatha, Pitha, fever, Cancer, Asthma, painkiller, sound enhancer.
Chemical content:
Phytoaestrogens, glabridin, isoflavene.
How to prepare medicines:
Raw root can chew for throat problems due to cold (clear the throat)
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