Medicinal plant details
Glycyrrhiza glabraL.
(Yastimadhu)
| Common name | Yastimadhu |
| Habit | Herb |
| Habitat | Cultivated |
| Parts used | Root |
Synonyms
| Sr. No. | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glabra |
| 2 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. typica L. |
| 3 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. violacea (Boiss.) Boiss. |
| 4 | Glycyrrhiza glabra subsp. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Ponert |
| 5 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Regel & Herder |
| 6 | Glycyrrhiza pallida Boiss. & Noe |
| 7 | Glycyrrhiza violacea Boiss. |
| 8 | Glycyrrhiza glandulifera Ledeb. |
| 9 | Glycyrrhiza hirsuta Pall. |
| 10 | Glycyrrhiza glandulifera Waldst. & Kit. |
| 11 | Liquiritia officinalis Moench |
| 12 | Liquiritia officinarum Medik. |
| 13 | Glycyrrhiza michajloviana Grankina & E.V.Kuzmin |
| 14 | Glycyrrhiza nadezhinae Grankina |
| 15 | Glycyrrhiza alalensis X.Y.Li |
| 16 | Glycyrrhiza alaschanica Grankina |
| 17 | Glycyrrhiza laevis Pall. |
| 18 | Glycyrrhiza officinalis Lepech. |
| 19 | Glycyrrhiza vulgaris Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. |
| 20 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Galushko |
| 21 | Glycyrrhiza brachycarpa Boiss. |
| 22 | Glycyrrhiza pallida Boiss. & Noë |
| 23 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. laxifoliolata X.Y.Li |
| 24 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulosa X.Y.Li |
| 25 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. caduca X.Y.Li |
| 26 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. pubescens Litv. |
| 27 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. asperula Regel & Herder |
| 28 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. echinata Regel & Herder |
| 29 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. hispidula Regel & Herder |
| 30 | Glycyrrhiza glandulifera var. parviflora Ledeb. |
| 31 | Glycyrrhiza glabra var. brachycarpa (Boiss.) Boiss. |
| 32 | Glycyrrhiza hirsuta var. glandulifera Regel & Herder |
| 33 | Glycyrrhiza hirsuta var. echinata Regel & Herder |
| 34 | Glycyrrhiza echinata Lepech. |
| 35 | Glycyrrhiza hirsuta L. |
Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Glycyrrhiza |
| Species | Glycyrrhiza glabra L. |
Vernacular names
| Sanskrit | Yastimadhuka, Madhuyasti |
| English | Liquorice root |
| Hindi | Muleti, Jethimadhu |
| Kannada | Jestamadhu, Atimadhura |
| Marathi | Jesthamadh |
| Malayalam | Irattimadhuram |
| Bengali | Yashtimadhu |
| Tamil | Athimadhuram |
| Telugu | Atimadhuramu |
| Urdu | Mulethi, Asl-us-sus |
Morphology
It is a perennial herb, growing upto 1m in height, with pinnate leaves about 7-15 cm long, with 9-17 leaflets. The flowers are 0.8-1.2 cm long, purple to pale whitish blue, produced in a loose inflorescence. The fruit is an oblong pod, 2-3 cm long, containing several seeds.
Distribution
It is distributed in India, Spain, Iran, Russia, China and Italy
Medicinal uses
Cough, hoarseness, ulcer, chronic joint and body pain
References
| 1 | Sharma, V., Katiyar, A., and Agrawal, R. C. (2018). Glycyrrhiza glabra: chemistry and pharmacological activity. Sweeteners, 87. |
| 2 | Lim, T. K., and Lim, T. K. (2016). Glycyrrhiza glabra. Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 10, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs, 354-457. |
| 3 | Kaur, R., Kaur, H., and Dhindsa, A. S. (2013). Glycyrrhiza glabra: a phytopharmacological review. International journal of pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 4, 2470. |
| 4 | Al-Snafi, A. E. (2018). Glycyrrhiza glabra: A phytochemical and pharmacological review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 8, 1-17. |