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Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Chemopreventive properties of Chinese licorice root investigated
February 23rd, 2006
The ethanol extract of Chinese licorice root Glycyrrhiza uralensis exhibited promising chemopreventive properties. "Much of the interest on the chemopreventive properties of licorice has been focused on the plant genius Glycyrrhiza glabra. In this study the ethanol extract of Chinese licorice root, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (G. uralensis) was investigated for its estrogenic effect and the ability to inhibit cell proliferation in the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line," scientists in South Korea reported. "The extract of the root of G. uralensis was fractionated in EtOH:H2 O (80:20) (80% ethanol). The extract...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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