Pharmacological effects and mechanism of glycyrrhizin Research Progress.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 Pharmacological effects and mechanism of glycyrrhizin Research Progress Abstract Licorice is a famous traditional Chinese medicine, Tung meridians, Lee blood gas, heat detoxification, with lowering blood pressure, anti-cancer, anti-interferon-inducing agents to enhance cellular immunity in regulating a variety of pharmacological activities. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that glycyrrhizic acid is the main active ingredient in licorice, with a significant adrenal cortical hormone-like effect, can be used for human anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, blood pressure, strengthen body immune system, improve physiological function, inhibit cancer cell growth and so on, clinical application shows the exact effect. Of glycyrrhizic acid-rich pharmacological effects and mechanism studies are reviewed. Keywords: glycyrrhizic acid; pharmacological effect; mechanism; Progress Licorice as a perennial herb licorice root and rhizome of Glycyrrhiza urlensis, sex sweet ping, hearts, lungs, spleen, stomach, commonly used for the bulk of China’s well-known Chinese herbal medicines and industrial raw materials, domestic and international market demand is enormous, as the Clinically, one of the most commonly used herbs. Licorice has a Spleen Qi, lungs and cough, pass in turn, benefit blood gas, heat detoxification, bleeding lungs and the effect of eliminating phlegm, widely used in protecting liver, lowering blood pressure, anti-cancer, anti-interferon-inducing agents and enhance the cellular immune regulation and so on. Modern scientific research has shown that licorice contains more than 100 kinds of effective chemical ingredients, of which glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid, glycyrrhizin yuan and liquorice polysaccharide-based. Glycyrrhizic acid (Glycyrrhizic Acid, GA) is one of the most important compounds glycyrrhizin, there is a significant adrenal cortical hormone-like effect, can be used for human anti-aging, anti-infla