Regulatory T cells (Treg) play a critical role to control immune responses and to prevent autoimmunity, thus selective increase of Treg cells in vivo has broad therapeutic implications for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Licorice is a well-known herbal medicine used worldwide for over thousands of years, and accumulating evidence has shown its immunomodulatory potential. However, it is no...

Purpose: Obesity is a multi-factorial health problem which results from the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of dried licorice extract with a calorie restricted diet on anthropometric indices and insulin resistance with nutrigenetic approach. Methods: For this pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical t...

INTRODUCTION A 49-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of thunderclap headache and blurred vision. At the time of presentation, her blood pressure was 219/100 mmHg, her arterial pH was 7.64 and her potassium level was 2.7 mM/l. METHODS The combination of sequential computed tomography (CT) and the triad of hypertension, hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis in this patient sugges...

helicobacter pylori is the causative agent of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. eradication of h. pylori is hard to achieve and often require multiple antibiotics regimens. these regimens are quite expensive and have substantial side effects. licorice is a traditional drug which is frequently used for gastric discomforts in iran. the susceptibility of h. pylori to the extract of licorice has ...

introduction: glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root, a member of the pea family has been used since ancient times as both food and medicine. licorice has been used as an antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory in researches .extraction of this medical plant is used as the basis of anti-ulcer medicine for treatment of peptic ulcer. patients and methods: in the present study, licorice decoc...

Hadi Darvishi Khezri, MSc Thalassemia Research Center Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Booali Sina Hospital Pasdaran Boulevard, Sari, Iran [email protected] © 2014 S. Karger AG, Freiburg 1661–4119/14/0216–0418$39.50/0 Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most commonly performed invasive procedures worldwide [1, 2]. Since the introduction of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), t...

Licorice extract has long been known as a natural sweetener and thirst reliever. Many people who take large amounts are prone to complications overestimate its nutritional benefits. Glycyrrhetic acid, the active metabolite in licorice, inhibits 11-ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme type 2 causing increased cortisol levels hypernatremia, hypokalemia. In this case report, we ensure holistic st...

in this research, anti-microbial activity of ethanolic extract of licorice root against food spoilage microorganisms (lactobacillus delbrueckii, leuconostocmesenteroides, candida krusei, saccharomyces cerevisiae) in an orange flavored carbonated soft drink was investigated. the mic and mbc of extract against lactobacillus delbrueckii was 0.7 mg/ml and 0.8 mg/ml respectively, and against leucono...

The antibacterial effect of aqueous extracts at a concentration of 1% (v/v) and 5% (w/w) of oregano, marjoram, sage and licorice herbs, widely used as soft drinks and food flavors, were evaluated against E. coli and B. subtilis under in vitro conditions in tryptone soya yeast extract broth at 35°C and in milk and labneh respectively. All tested herbal aqueous extracts demonstrated an inhibitory...

   Licorice, the oldest Chinese traditional medicine, is widely used in the treatment of human diseases. Due to the deficiency of wild resource, selecting and breeding becomes a key issue to expanding the supply of licorice. Spaceflight technology will become a new method for medicinal plants. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of spaceflight on the components and anti-inflamma...