There are more than 30 species of Glycyrrhiza genus extensively spread worldwide. It was
the most prescribed herb in Ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek, East China, and the West from …

The roots and rhizomes of various species of the perennial herb licorice (Glycyrrhiza) are
used in traditional medicine for the treatment of several diseases. In experimental and …

Abstract Background Glabridin (Glab) is a bioactive component of licorice that can
ameliorate diabetes, but its role in diabetic nephropathy (DN) has seldom been reported …

Licorice is one of the oldest and most frequently used herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.
It contains more than 20 triterpenoids and 300 flavonoids. In recent years, a lot of studies …

Traditional herbal medicines have been reported to possess significant bioactivities. In this
investigation, a combined strategy using both phytochemical and biological approaches was …

Despite the lack of sufficient information on the safety of herbal products, their use as
alternative and/or complementary medicine is globally popular. There is also an increasing …

Pentacyclic triterpenoids including the oleanane, ursane and lupane groups are widely
distributed in many medicinal plants, such as Glycyrrhiza species, Gymnema species …

Culinary herbs and spices are widely used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of
diabetes and its complications, and there are several scientific studies in the literature …

Alteration of nutritional habits play an essential role on the risk of developing Metabolic
Syndrome (MetS). Several epidemiological studies have shown that assuming diets rich of …

Ethnopharmacological relevance A great deal of valuable experience has been
accumulated in the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) system for the treatment of “Xiaoke” …