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Liquorice root (botanical origin - Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC.) became popular in the treatment of acute and chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma, bronchiectatic disease and other diseases. The extract is used in the food industry, cosmetology, pharmaceutical industry, veterinary medicine and healthy nutrition. The root (radix) and rhizome are used for the production of dry extract. Liquorice root extract is a dry fine powder of brownish-yellow colour. It has a weak peculiar smell and a sickly-sweet taste. The extract is widely used as an expectorant, emollient and anti-inflammatory agent in diseases of the upper respiratory tract and lungs: glycyrrhizic acid effects as an anti-inflammatory agent, liquiritoside has antispasmodic properties, lycurazide gives anti-inflammatory and broncholytic effect, saponins dilute the secret of the bronchi. Liquorice root is an effective remedy for diseases associated with adrenal hypofunction, Addison's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, pemphigus, chronic skin diseases and allergic diseases. Basic characteristics of Vitaforest liquorice root extract: Active ingredients - Glycyrrhizic acid, glabridin Place of growth - Siberia. Shelf live - 3 years Safety and quality - GMO Free, BSE/TSE free, allergen free Chemical composition - up to 23 % of triterpene saponin glycyrrhizin, 27 different flavonoids, flavanone and chalcon derivatives (liquiritin, isoquiritin, lacrizide, etc.), ascorbic acid (up to 30 mg%), a small amount of essential oil, starch, pectin substances, gums and resins. The ingredients are packed into double bags and stored into double-double carton boxes.