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Phytochemical composition, health effects, and crop management of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.): Α medicinal plant

A. KarkanisDepartment of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece
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N. MartinsMountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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S.A. PetropoulosDepartment of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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I.C.F.R. FerreiraMountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 182-203 | Published online: 20 Dec 2016
 
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ABSTRACT

Liquorice has been widely appreciated as an important medicinal plant. Its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries in traditional medicine due to their renowned therapeutic properties. However, increasing market demands and irrational harvesting of wild liquorice plants has rendered the cultivation of the species of major importance. This review presents aspects related to chemical composition and health effects of the species, and the effect of various cultivation practices. Particular interest is given on glycyrrhizin and its extraction procedures, since it is the main bioactive compound of liquorice roots and its content determines the final product quality.

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