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Holistic management of acid peptic disease

Yashtimadhu (Licorice/Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been used for sweetening candies for generations. It is also one of the world’s most widely researched herbs for its role in supporting the body’s normal digestive function.

Researchers at the Department of Experimental Pharmacology, the University of Naples, Italy, name Yashtimadhu as a digestive herb that ‘has been used extensively and had its clinical efficacy documented.’ They also suggest the use of Yashtimadhu as a dietary adjunct to existing therapies (Phytotherapy Research, December 2000, 14(8):581-91).

Scientists at the Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Materials, Tokyo, Japan, point out that Yashtimadhu features in Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Chinese systems of medicine as one of their most frequently used plants. In Japan, the oldest specimen of Yashtimadhu, brought from China in the 8th century, still exists in the Imperial Storehouse in Shosoin (Yakugaku Zasshi. October 2000, 120(10):849-62).

Yashtimadhu grows in the subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world, chiefly in the Mediterranean and China.