Athimathuram or scientifically called Glycyrrhiza glabra or Glyceria Glabra is a cultivated Liquorice plant hailed for its medicinal properties. It is commonly called sweetwood. Much of the sweetness in Liquorice comes from glycyrrhizin, a...
Active Ingredient : Glycyrrhizin (about 2– 9%), a triterpene saponin with low haemolytic index. Glycyrrhetinic (glycyrrhetic) acid (0.5–0.9%), the aglycone of glycyrrhizin.
Common Name : Athimathuram
Uses : Used in bronchitis, dry cough, respiratory infections, catarrh, tuberculosis; genitourinary diseases, urinary tract infections; abdominal pain, gastric and duodenal ulcers, inflamed stomach, mouth ulcer. Also used for adrenocorticoid insufficiency.