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Roots containing terpenenoidal saponin glycosides
2. Liquorice Root ‫العرقسوس‬

Botanical origin: the dried unpeeled or peeled, whole or cut root and stolons of
Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and/or of Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. and/or Glycyrrhiza
uralensis Fisch.

• It contains not less than 4.0 per cent of glycyrrhizic acid calculated with
reference to the dried drug.

Constituents:
Triterpene saponin glycosides
• sweet taste
• Glycyrrhizin

(Na or K salts of glycyrrhizic acid
Flavonoids

• isoflavones chalcone

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