Monday, June 23, 2008

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA | MULETHI

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Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Subfamily: Faboideae

Tribe: Galegeae

Genus: Glycyrrhiza

Species: G. glabra




COMMON NAMES:-madhuyasthi, jethi madh, mulathi, atimadhuram, jasthi madhu ..etc..

NATURE:- it is a herb. Its size about 1.8 meter high.

LEAVES:-Leaves are compound. Each leaflets with 4 – 7 pairs.

FLOWERS:-Flowers are light violet in colour, small in size,.

FRUITS:- fruits are 1-4 cm long, they are flat and densely covered with small pointed outgrowths.

MEDICINAL USES:-for making of drugs this plants dried roots and subversive stems are useful..its well known as liquorice which promotes urination and its flow of urine activity as also antimycins.its poweder mixed with butter and honey , is useful on cuts and wounds. Becoze of its fresh test and soft properties , liquorice is largely used in adding of syrups. The leaves of this plants , when applied as a plaster are believed to be useful in burns of the head..

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