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Licorice extract is a medicinal ingredient extracted from licorice. Licorice extract generally contains: glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizin flavonoids, quercetin, formononetin, quercetin, etc. It is a yellow to brown powder. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain, and harmonizing various medicines. It is used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, palpitations and shortness of breath, cough with sputum, and acute pain in the abdomen and limbs.

Licorice Extract Properties

Effects and Uses
Licorice is a plant with great medicinal value, and it is used by both Chinese and Western medicine. Western medicine has used licorice as an expectorant, antitussive and sweetening additive since ancient Greece. In the ancient Chinese pharmacology "Shennong's Herbal Classic", licorice is described as a medicine for strengthening bones and muscles, increasing physical strength and treating trauma, and it is listed as a top-grade medicine, calling this grass the king of all medicines, and few prescriptions do not use it.
In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice is classified as a heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridian; it has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain, and harmonizing various medicines. It is used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, palpitations and shortness of breath, cough and sputum, abdominal and limb cramps and pain, carbuncle and sore, and relieve drug toxicity and potency. The dosage is 1.5-9mg.
Studies have shown that licorice can inhibit monoamine oxidase, inhibit aldose reductase that causes diabetes, relieve spasms and relieve pain, prevent and treat viral hepatitis, treat senile osteoporosis, resist Leishmania, fight cancer, and resist AIDS virus.
Its effects are reflected in whitening and sun protection.
The whitening effect of licorice extract is mainly achieved by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase and dopachrome interconvertase (TRP-2) and hindering the polymerization of 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHl), thereby preventing the formation of melanin, thereby achieving the effect of whitening the skin.
In licorice extract, the ingredients with sunscreen effect are generally flavonoid compounds. Due to the conjugated nature of the molecular structure of licorice flavonoid compounds, they show strong absorption of both ultraviolet light and visible light. Molecules that absorb high-energy ultraviolet rays transition from the ground state to the activated state, and then return from the activated state to the ground state, releasing harmless low-energy rays. Compared with synthetic sunscreens, licorice extract does not need to add antioxidants to the formula when used as a sunscreen, will not irritate the skin, and has strong stable absorption capacity.
Main Functions
[Functions and Indications]: Tonify the spleen and replenish qi, clear away heat and detoxify, remove phlegm and relieve cough, relieve pain, and harmonize various medicines. It is used for spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, palpitations and shortness of breath, cough and sputum, abdominal and limb cramps and pain, carbuncle, sore and poison, and relieve drug toxicity and potency.