Study Of Different Parameters On Formulation, Phytochemical & Pharmacological Profile Of Liquorice Wine

Abstract

Traditional Indian medicine system has a large variety of formulations in different dosage forms which were prepared and dispensed as per patient need. Out of these the arishtas and asavas are self-generating alcoholic herbal formulations but due to increasing popularity of allopathic system of medicine these are at a moderate stage and need to evolve. As against these, wine a popular European anti-oxidant drink has gained popularity all over. Our effort is to promote the traditional medicine system by extemporizing the dosage form to a more palatable while maintaining identical efficacy. The popular variety of wine is from grapes albeit it can be made from other fruits or herbs. In the present study we propose the formulation, evaluation of a wine from Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. root and rhizomes. The study involves comparison of its efficacy over liquorice syrup available in traditional medicine system. Liquorice or Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn., has ethnopharmacological values due to the presence of glycyrrhizin, 18β‐glycyrrhetinic acid, glabrin A, glabrin B, isoflavones, etc and is of great therapeutic value in a number of diseases. An effort was made to combine the medicinal effect of both drugs which would prove to be therapeutically beneficial and would augment the process of healing.