YASHTI MADHU - Glycyrrhiza glabra

























































 YASHTI MADHU - Glycyrrhiza glabra


Botanical Name— Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.
Family- FABACEAE
 
Names in different languages
Hindi- Mulethi; English- liquorice; Telugu-Atimadhuram; Tamil- Atimadhuram; Malayalam – earatti maduram


Synonyms—Klitaka, Madhuka, Madhuyasti, Madhülika, Jalajayati.

Scientific classification: Licorices are members of the subfamily Papilionoideae, family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae). They are classified in the genus Glycyrrhiza

Introduction— Madhuka or Madhuyastikã are known to the physicians, since vedic period.. It was used in the treatment of animal poisons (Jangama visa).

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