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glycyrrhizic acid
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glycyrrhizic acid
[glis′iriz′ik]
a sweet compound containing potassium and calcium salts derived from licorice root. It is used as an expectorant and as a flavoring for pharmaceutics. See also licorice.


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A major constituent of the licorice root is glycyrrhizin, the triterpenoid glycoside, which possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties Glycyrrhizin has also shown to provide protection against the influenza virus.
 
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