The antiviral and antimicrobial activities of licorice, a widely-used Chinese herb

Licorice is a common herb which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. More than 20 triterpenoids and nearly 300 flavonoids have been isolated from licorice. Recent studies have shown that these metabolites possess many pharmacological activities, such as antiviral, antimicrobi...

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Autores principales: Wang, Liqiang, Yang, Rui, Yuan, Bochuan, Liu, Ying, Liu, Chunsheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26579460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2015.05.005
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author Wang, Liqiang
Yang, Rui
Yuan, Bochuan
Liu, Ying
Liu, Chunsheng
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Yang, Rui
Yuan, Bochuan
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Liu, Chunsheng
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description Licorice is a common herb which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. More than 20 triterpenoids and nearly 300 flavonoids have been isolated from licorice. Recent studies have shown that these metabolites possess many pharmacological activities, such as antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and other activities. This paper provides a summary of the antiviral and antimicrobial activities of licorice. The active components and the possible mechanisms for these activities are summarized in detail. This review will be helpful for the further studies of licorice for its potential therapeutic effects as an antiviral or an antimicrobial agent.
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spelling pubmed-46294072015-11-17 The antiviral and antimicrobial activities of licorice, a widely-used Chinese herb Wang, Liqiang Yang, Rui Yuan, Bochuan Liu, Ying Liu, Chunsheng Acta Pharm Sin B Review Licorice is a common herb which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. More than 20 triterpenoids and nearly 300 flavonoids have been isolated from licorice. Recent studies have shown that these metabolites possess many pharmacological activities, such as antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and other activities. This paper provides a summary of the antiviral and antimicrobial activities of licorice. The active components and the possible mechanisms for these activities are summarized in detail. This review will be helpful for the further studies of licorice for its potential therapeutic effects as an antiviral or an antimicrobial agent. Elsevier 2015-07 2015-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4629407/ /pubmed/26579460 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2015.05.005 Text en © 2015 Chinese Pharmaceutical Association and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Wang, Liqiang
Yang, Rui
Yuan, Bochuan
Liu, Ying
Liu, Chunsheng
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title_short The antiviral and antimicrobial activities of licorice, a widely-used Chinese herb
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26579460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2015.05.005
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