Gunja (Abrus precatorius Linn.), also known as Indian liquorice, is regarded one of the most toxic but visually stunning seeds in world. It classified an Upavisha (semipoisonous medication) and utilised widely several Ayurvedic formulations with significant medicinal value. According to Ayurveda, should only be administered after appropriate Shodhana (purification techniques) using various medi...

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a powerful separation technique that is peculiarly able to determine the fingerprints of traditional Chinese medicine. The Capillary Electrophoresis Fingerprints (CEFP) of compound liquorice tablets (CLTs) was established to evaluate the quality of CLTs. The background electrolyte was a 50 mM sodium borate solution. The detection wavelength was 228 nm and a 14 ...

PURPOSE As a typical Chinese herbal medicine, Radix Glycyrrhizae (RG) possesses various pharmacological effects involved in antioxidant ability. However, its antioxidant has not been explored so far. The aim of the study was to investigate its antioxidant ability, then further discuss the antioxidant mechanism. METHODS RG was extracted by ethanol to obtain ethanolic extract of Radix Glycyrrhi...

The protective effect of liquorice plant extract (LPE) on CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in common carp was evaluated using fifty adult carps. The fish were cultured in a standard environment in terms of water flow rate, oxygen, pH, food and temperature. The fish were assigned into 5 groups (N = 10) as control, sham, and tests. The test groups were pre-treated for 3 h with various concentrations o...

The outbreak of SARS warrants the search for antiviral compounds to treat the disease. At present, no specific treatment has been identified for SARS-associated coronavirus infection. We assessed the antiviral potential of ribavirin, 6-azauridine, pyrazofurin, mycophenolic acid, and glycyrrhizin against two clinical isolates of coronavirus (FFM-1 and FFM-2) from patients with SARS admitted to t...