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Licorice

यष्टिमधु · Yaṣṭimadhu · Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae)

Herb🕑 1 min read
⚠ Cautions — read first
  • avoid Hypertension, oedema, low potassium, pregnancy, and prolonged use — avoid or use only under supervision.
Rasa madhuraGuna guru, snigdhaVirya shitaVipaka madhura
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↑ if in excess
Traditional actions
  • Traditionally soothing to the throat and respiratory passages and used to support the voice; classically vrana-healing.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Classical text Suśruta Saṁhitā
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I