saponin, glycyrrhizin, flavonoids likviritin, likviritozid, izolikviritin, glabrovaya, glycyrrhetic acid, steroids, saponins, tanninsLicorice is known for its enveloping, expectorant and mild laxative effect. Expectorant properties associated with the content in its roots, glycyrrhizin, which enhances the secretory function of the upper respiratory tract and increases the activity of ciliated epithelium in the trachea and bronchi. Saponins contained in the plant, irritate the mucous membranes is not only the respiratory tract, but also other organs, thus enhancing the secretion of glands, thus Licorice included in expectorants, diuretics and laxatives. Thanks to preparations of licorice flavonoid compounds acting spasmolytic on bronchial smooth muscle. In licorice contains a substance similar in structure as well as by the action of steroid hormones that are produced by the cortical layer of the adrenal glands and have a very strong anti-inflammatory properties. From licorice identified a number of biologically active substances that reduce blood cholesterol levels and promoting the disappearance of plaque in blood vessels.
