Expectorant licorice root

Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra) Uses Expectorant, shampoo, GI complaints Action T Mucus secretions, peptic activity, i scalp sebum secretion Available forms Liq ext, bulk dried root, tea 15 g once/d PO of licorice root intake... 

Most saponins have a bitter taste, but some sweet saponins are known as well. Glycyrrhizic acid from licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), a P-amyrine type triterpene linked to two molecules of glucuronic acid (Fig. 33), is 50 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar). Licorice extracts are used to prepare candies (licorice) and as a sweetener. They are also used as mild expectorant and as anti-inflammatory agent. The anti-inflammatory effect is caused by inhibition of an enzyme that inactivates cortisol. On the other hand, this may also lead to side effects such as sodium retention, excretion of potassium, water retention and increased blood pressure. 

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