Biological Activities and Action Mechanisms of Licorice Ingredients

Licorice extracts are used as additive to many Kampo medicines to alleviate pain and inflammation. With rapid progress of analytical methodology, its action mechanism is being elucidated. This book is composed of three sections. Section 1 introduces licorice as alternative medicine, its application...

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Other Authors: Hiroshi Sakagami (auth), Sakagami, Hiroshi, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : IntechOpen 2017
2017.
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Summary:Licorice extracts are used as additive to many Kampo medicines to alleviate pain and inflammation. With rapid progress of analytical methodology, its action mechanism is being elucidated. This book is composed of three sections. Section 1 introduces licorice as alternative medicine, its application in the industry, and the trading/market prospects between Japan and China. Section 2 summarizes the purification/identification steps of licorice ingredients and their antioxidant, antimicrobial, PPAR-? ligand-binding, antitumor, antiviral, and in vitro fertilization activities. Section 3 proposes the possible molecular mechanism by which licorice ingredients induce anti-inflammatory, antifibrosis, antihepatitis, and antileishmanial activity. All chapters are written by experts of natural sciences and economics and will surely give new insights into alternative medicines to students, clinicians, teachers, and researchers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (174 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789535148517
9789535131205
Access:Open access