Description
Botanical name- Glycyrrhizaglabra
English Name– licorice
Hindi name –Mulethi
Common Name(s):Mulethi
Useful parts ofyashtimadhu –Roots
Classical Categorization
Charaka
Jeevaneeya
Sandhaneeya
Varnya
Kanthya
Kandughan
Snehopag
Mutraveerajniya
Vamnopag
Asthapnopag
Susruta
Sarivadi
Kakolyadi
Anjnadi
Energetics of Yashtimadhu
Rasa (taste) – Madhur (Sweet)
Guna (qualities) –Guru (Heavy) &Snighad (Unctuous)
Vipaka-Madhur (Sweet)
Veerya –Sheeta (Cold)
Prabhava – Rejuvenation (Rasayan)
Effect on Tridosha – balance vataand kapha
Energy: cold
Major chemical constituents
Flavonoids, saponins, coumarins, sterols, choline, triterpenoids, lignins, amino acids including asparagine, biotin, folic acid, inositol, lecithin, estrogenic substances, pantothenic acid, para-aminobenzoic acid, phosphorous, pentacyclicterpenes, protein, sugar, a yellow dye, and vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 and E.
Glycyrrhizaglabrabenefits
Kaphaghan-useful to balance kaphadosha
Vranashodhak – useful to relieve ulcers (best herbal remedy for mouth ulcers)
Varnya- improves complexion
Kanthya- beneficial for throat
ROLE
- Antacid
- Anti-ulcerogenic(herbal remedy for mouth ulcers)
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-oxidant
- Anti-adipogenic
- Anti-atherogenic
- Anticancer
- Anti-proliferative (in cancer or Tumors)
- Anti-asthmatic
- Antibacterial
- Adaptogenic
- Analgesic
- Antidepressant
- Antioxidant
- Anti-stress
- Antitussive
- Aphrodisiac
- Immuno-modulator
Respiratory disorders
Yashtimadhu is a best treatment for upper respiratory tract infections. It relives congestion. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, and antiviral properties.The components like licoricidin, glycerol, glycyrin, and glycycoumarin in yashtimadhufights bacteria associated with upper respiratory tract infections.
Oral disorders
It is used widely to treat ulcers as it is a best herbal remedy for mouth ulcers. It treatsaphthous ulcers, a very common oral disease. It relieves the pain and bringing down the time taken for the ulcers to heal.
It has bioactive ingredients that help to treat oral and dental diseases like dental caries or tooth decay, periodontitis (gum disease), and fungal infections of the mouth like candidiasis.It act as antibacterial. Many people have a recurrent mouth and gastric ulcers, yathimadhu helps in healing those.
Increases memory
It enhances memory. The flavonoid glabridin found in yashtimadhuimproves both memory and learning. Due to its sweetness characteristic it is used for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease in which patient experiences cognitive deficits and neuroinflammation.
It boosts blood circulation to the central nervous system and helps rejuvenate the brain. It is treats stress and relaxes the mind.
Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes
It treatsmenopausal hot flashes due to its estrogenic effects.It is used as hormonal replacement therapy.
Skin Problems
It is the treatment of acne, rashes, and improve complexion. It lightens marks, scars, and pigmentation problems.
It treats many other problems like eczema, itching, pus formation.
Heart problems
It has antioxidant properties and has cardiovascular health benefits. It decreases the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol). It treats atherosclerosis in three ways – by bringing down levels of plasma lipoproteins, lowering blood pressure, and reducing arterial carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). A lot of other herbs are also helping in Ayurvedic treatment for heart diseases.
Hepato protective
It treats chronic liver diseases. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. It inhibits lipid accumulation in the liver. It helps to prevent alcoholic liver injury progressing from alcoholic hepatitis to simple fat accumulation. In hepatic diseases, it is generally advised with Kasni, Punnarnava, and Bhumiamalaki.
Mucositis
Painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract.
It is a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. Ulcers may form and the condition can be quite painful, resulting in a loss of appetite in the cancer patient. Yashtimadhu not only helps to reduce the intensity of this mucositis but it is the best herbal remedy for mouth ulcers and digestive tract ulcers.
Caution
Overdose can lead to weakness, high blood pressure, brain damage, headache, water retention and there will be changes in menstrual flow in women.
It is safe to use in children and during lactation.
Consult your doctor for advice to use in pregnancy.
Why Ayurveda24 Yashtimadhu?
Concentrated with 500 mg extract of yashtimadhu
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Less dosage – one capsule a day will be sufficient.
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