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LIQUORICE EXTRACT [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A preparation (used medicinally and as a sweetmeat) made from the evaporated juice of the rhizome of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, commonly sold in black cylindrical sticks.

OBS

Licorice extract is obtained by boiling the coarsely ground roots, filtering the mixture, and concentrating it by evaporation.

Key term(s)
  • licorice extract
  • extract of licorice
  • stick licorice
  • Spanish licorice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Préparation se présentant sous la forme d'une masse molle brune, à saveur sucrée, soluble dans l'eau, obtenue par macération du bois de réglisse dans l'eau, utilisée comme thérapeutique (édulcorant).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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