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This entry is adapted from the peer-reviewed paper 10.3390/plants10122751

There are more than 30 species of Glycyrrhiza genus extensively spread worldwide. It was the most prescribed herb in Ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek, East China, and the West from the Former Han era. There are various beneficial effects of licorice root extracts, such as treating throat infections, tuberculosis, respiratory, liver diseases, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immunodeficiency. On the other hand, traditional medicines are getting the attraction to treat many diseases. Therefore, it is vital to screen the medicinal plants to find the potential of new compounds to treat chronic diseases such as respiratory, cardiovascular, anticancer, hepatoprotective, etc.

Glycyrrhiza glabra phytochemistry respiratory infection anticancer hepatoprotective cardiovascular

1. Introduction

Nature has always been a great source of therapeutic substances, delivering us various medicinal plants that produce valuable phytochemicals. Licorice is scientifically known as Glycyrrhiza glabra and belongs to the Leguminosae family. G. glabra is an ayurvedic herb that is frequently utilized. This medicinal plant is found throughout Asia as well as in areas of Europe [1]. Licorice is thought to have originated in Iraq [2]. G. glabra, the most extensively dispersed species, is found in Italy, Spain, Turkey, the Caucasus, western China, and Central Asia. In contrast, G. uralensis is located in Central Asia to China and Mongolia [3]. It is grown commercially in Italy, Spain, Greece, France, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, China, the United States, and England [4][5]. Licorice is one of the most commercially valuable plants globally, having a wide range of uses in tobacco, cosmetics, the food industry, and pharmaceuticals [6]. Phytochemical and pharmaceutical analysis has been extensively explored thoroughly of licorice [3][7][8][9][10]. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Glycyrrhiza glabra is considered an “essential herbal medication.” According to a traditional Chinese medicine belief, “nine out of ten formulae contain licorice,” and licorice is one of the most effective herbal medicines for reducing toxicity and increasing the efficacy of other herbal medicines when used together. It may also be a health food product and natural sweetener because it is a “medicine food homology” herbal medication [11]. Glycyrrhiza glabra, one of the about 30 kinds of licorice, is one of the most widely utilized species in feed and food [12]. Amino acids, proteins, simple sugars, polysaccharides, mineral salts, pectin, starches, sterols, gums, and resins are all found in licorice [13].
Isoliquiritigenin (2’,4’,4-trihydroxychalcone, ISL) extracted from licorice root has a chalcone structure that exhibits a strong anticancer effect. Glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizinic acid, isoliquiritin, and glycyrrhizic acid are other main chemicals in this plant with anti-atherogenic, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-asthmatic properties [14]. Licorice has also been documented to help with weariness and debilitation in China. In addition, licorice acts as an anti-inflammatory, reducing allergic responses and preventing liver damage. According to the World Health Organization, licorice is used as a demulcent for sore throats and an expectorant for bronchial catarrh and coughs [15]. There have been no reports of potentially toxic compounds from the taxa that have been studied so far. However, some adverse consequences are recognized, such as using high dosages over a prolonged period, resulting in serious illnesses. Nevertheless, the plant may be used for a medicinal purpose in small dosages for significant ailments, and there are no known side effects.

2. Effect of Licorice in Different Diseases

2.1. Anticancer Effect of Licorice

Cancer is a prominent root of fatality and ailments worldwide [16][17][18]. It is now the world’s second most significant cause of mortality (9.6 million) [19]. Cancer cases are forecasted to move up speedily in coming decades due to advancements in the style of living and changes in demeanor such as obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, and reproductive pattern. In addition, economic development and urbanization are a few causes of various cancers [20]. Extensive use of chemotherapy and drug-resistant at an alarming rate is the cause of tumors failing to respond [21]. Therefore, natural products are getting popular as anticancer agents to treat drug-resistant malignancies due to their lack of adverse effects, high antitumor property, low toxicity, and specific multi-targeting activities.
Licorice is a primarily used Chinese herb, is generally practised in the medication of liver, gastric, and respiratory disorders, and mitigate the toxicity provoked by other herbs in TCM. Licorice is one of the most extensively examined herbal drugs. It has solid pharmacological properties [12][22]. The name “flavonoids” refers to an arrangement of microscopic molecules having a benzene ring related to a pyrone ring with an identical structure. Flavonoids extensively exist in the natural world and are generally present as O- or C-linked -glycosides in herbs. The majority of the flavonoids can be segregated into many groups, such as flavonoids, flavones, and isoflavonoids [23]. Flavonoid has been classified in to nine groups such as flavan-3-ol, dihydrochalcone, chalcone, isoflavanone, isoflavone, flavanonol, flavanone, flavonol, flavone. In addition, more than three hundred flavonoid monomeric compositions were singled out in licorice in the last ten years. A few are distinct constituents of licorice that are extracted only from licorice, such as various licorice chalcones (isoliquiritin episode, licochalcone C, licochalcone D, etc.), flavanonol and isoflavone (glicoricone, licoricone, isoangustone A, glisoflavone, etc.) [24]. Flavonoids are the main effective constituents extracted from rhizomes and the roots of licorice. Several studies have exhibited that these components contain properties that suppress the expansion of cells derived from different cancers [25][26], such as gastric cancer [27][28], breast cancer [29], and melanoma [30][31]. The review contributes substantial indication that confirms the inherent anticancer potential of licorice and its constituents and provides the base for future studies of their mechanism of action.
One of the most active components in the roots of Glycyrrhiza is isoliquiritigenin (ISL) that has shown direct inhibitory impact on malignancies such as cervical, hepatoma, colon, breast, prostate, and other types of cancers. ISL can also inhibit multistage carcinogenesis processes by promoting progression, formation, and migration by promoting cell cycle, apoptosis, autophagy, anti-angiogenesis, and other actions [32]. In addition, licorice’s anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities have been related to various human health benefits in pharmacological investigations [33].
Studies have shown that twelve licorice flavonoids inhibited cancer cell proliferation by suppressing the cell cycle at different phases and causing apoptosis. The proposed anticancer effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra has been illustrated in Figure 1. Licochalcone A (LA), a flavonoid found in licorice, has anti-cancer properties. Licochalcone A showed anticancer activity by activating autophagy by upregulation of autophagosome forming LC3-II protein [34]. In another study Licochalcone A upregulated LC3-II signaling and downregulate the PI3K/RAC-α serine-threonine-protein kinase (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling [35]. Licochalcone A stops cell cycle advancement at the G1/S and G2/M stages. Its mechanism includes lessening the protein levels of cyclin and mRNA and cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), for instance, Cyclin B1 and CDK1 [35][36][37][38][39][40]. Licochalcone A related mechanism was assessed via T (CD3e (+)), B (CD45R/B220 (+)), and RNA-seq cells in the spleen and whole blood were quantified via flow cytometry. According to the MWM test results, LA enhanced cognitive function and increased CBF levels in treated mice. Thus, LA has the potential to improve cognition by regulating the immune system [41]. In a study, ethanolic and water extracts were analysed the anticancer activity of licorice. Ethanolic extract of licorice has been validated as an anticancer agent to treat various cancers such as breast, colon, and liver. The ethanolic extract has exhibited substantial anti-breast cancer activity and anti-hepatic cancer activity at 100 g/mL and 16.1 g/mL, but no effect on colon cancer at 100 g/mL [42]. Another study examined the impact of ethyl acetate extracts on licorice’s dry leaves and roots and its health uses. LC-MS-MS was used to quantify forty bioactive chemicals, and its significant differences between the extracts were discovered. All the data show that the fresh root of the examined plant has pharmacological potential. This study concluded that licorice could limit and treat sickness due to oxidative stress, such as cancer [43]. Glabridin another important flavonoid of G. glabra showed anticancer activity by reducing the expression level of p-epidermal growth factor receptor-like as p-AKT, p-ERK1/2, cyclin D1, and so on [44]. All the above-discussed studies support the use of licorice to treat various types of cancer.
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Figure 1. Possible anticancer mechanism of action of Glycyrrhiza glabra.

2.1.1. Effect on Human Cervical Cancer

The fourth most prevalent cancer in women is cervical cancer worldwide, and it kills about a quarter of a million individuals every year. Several research has also looked at ISL’s anti-cervical cancer properties. ISL shows their anticancer activity by inducing intrinsic apoptosis in HeLa cells. Apoptosis in HeLa cells was caused by oxidative stressors, mitochondrion-dependent signaling pathways, and estrogen receptor stress-triggered signaling pathways. Isoliquiritigenin therapy reduced cell growth and enhanced apoptosis in HeLa cells and cancer U14 cells. In an in vivo experiment, ISL increased anticancer efficacy and reduced micronucleus production of DNA strand breaks in KM mice carrying U14 when given in conjunction with cyclophosphamide; results concluded that ISL could be an encouraging option to limit and treat cervical cancer [45].

2.1.2. ISL Effects on Breast Cancer

Worldwide in women, breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Despite early diagnosis and multimodal therapies improvements, recurrence ratios and rates of breast cancer continue to be poor, particularly in industrialized nations. Breast cancer is the cause of 15% of all deaths due to cancer, and it took the lives of 627,000 women in 2018 [46]. Multiple causes of breast cancer are genetic and epigenetic aberrations, tumor microenvironment, cancer stem cells (CSCs), and many more. Most breast cancer is caused due to the expression of the ER-positive type of estrogen. Two-thirds of all breast cancers are due to estrogen for tumor development. In ER-positive breast cancer, hormone treatment or aromatase inhibitors are often used. Aromatase inhibitors may limit the conversion of testosterone to estrogen, which may have tumor-suppressing effects. Many previous studies have suggested that ISL may act as an aromatase inhibitor due to its mechanism of action [47][48][49][50]. Current therapies for breast cancers are surgical exclusion, radiation, chemotherapy, and medicine such as doxorubicin, paclitaxel, epirubicin, cisplatin, and 5-FU (5-fluorouracil). However, medication resistance and significant adverse effects of these therapy approaches have severely limited their therapeutic potential. As a result, new and safer chemotherapeutic methods are required [48][49].
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) might be inhibited by naturally isoliquiritigenin to treat breast cancer. ISL suppressed VEGF expression in breast cancer cells by enhancing HIF-1 proteasome degradation and interacted directly with VEGFR-2 to reduce its kinase activity. Treatment of breast cancer with ISL has shown that it suppressed the development of breast cancer and neoangiogenesis. In addition, ISL increased the apoptosis ratio and inhibited VEGF/VEGFR-2 with minimal side effects. Therefore, it’s possible that ISL reduced VEGF production in breast cancer cells by increasing HIF-1 proteasome degradation and interacted directly with VEGFR2 to limit its kinase activity [51]. Lin et al. (2017) have shown that ISL combination with doxorubicin or alone is effective in treating cancer cells. Furthermore, it is very active in sensitizing doxorubicin-resistant cancer cells due to cancer cell death [52]. Various studies have validated that ISL suppresses cancer cell proliferation by inducing autophagy and apoptosis and enhancing chemosensitivity [53][54][55][56].

2.1.3. Effect on Hepatoma Cancer

The most common primary malignant tumor of the liver in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), also known as hepatoma. Traditional herbal remedies, like licorice, have long been used to treat and prevent HCC. ISL, a licorice-derived chemical, has recently been utilized to treat hepatoma. In terms of hepatoma cancer cells, ISL exhibits the following anti-hepatoma cancer properties. First, Cuendet et al. (2010) proposed that ISL showed chemoprevention effect in murine hepatoma cells by inducing phase II enzymes in the liver, such as quinone reductase-1 and glutathione and glutathione S-transferase [57]. Second, ISL was discovered to be a monofunctional inducer with the capacity to activate quinone reductase in wild-type Hepa 1c1c7 cells, lowering the risk of cancer [56]. Third, ISL might act as a natural antioxidant in human hepatoma cells, reducing ROS (HepG2) [55]. Fourth, ISL inhibited cell growth in HepG2 cells by halting the G2/M transition and programmed cell death. Another method might be that ISL activates p53, which subsequently activates p21/WAF1, Fas/apolipoprotein-1 receptor, Fas ligand, Bax, and NOXA [54].

2.1.4. Effect on Colon Cancer (CC)

Colon cancer (CC) at third to give rise to cancer-related deaths. If found late, the chance of survival is only 10%. CC is quite frequent in the elderly, and it is a severe public health concern in every country [58]. COX-2 is linked to colon cancer. Selective COX-2 inhibitors and nonselective NSAIDs lessen the CC burden; their cardiovascular and gastrointestinal adverse effects restrict their curative use. A study was conducted by Zhang et al. to exhibit the inhibition of the enzyme 11β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II (11βHSD2). Results of the study have shown that it lessens tumor growth, the activity of tumor COX-2, and metastasis by enhancing the glucocorticoid-mediated suppression of the COX-2 signaling pathway without any side effects of COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs. The findings of these researchers suggested that inhibition of 11βHSD2 may be the potential treatment alternative in CC, and further studies could be done [59][60]. Glycyrrhetinic acid (GE) and flavonoids are recognised to suppress 1βHSD2. In these circumstances, cortisol can inhibit COX-2 expression through the glucocorticoid receptor to inhibit tumorigenesis [60]. A mouse xenograft model investigated the effectiveness of licorice extract antitumor activity alone and in combination with cisplatin and its protective impact against cisplatin-induced toxicity. This model showed that administering licorice extract to BALB/C mice implanted with CT-26 colon cancer cells significantly reduced tumor development. Furthermore, licorice extract with cisplatin reduced cisplatin’s therapeutic effectiveness while substantially increasing the anticancer activity of the licorice extract. Moreover, licorice extract treatment significantly decreased cisplatin-induced oxidative stress. Thus, in combination, licorice extract suppresses the development of mice colon cancer without causing any side effects and lowers the toxicity caused by cisplatin. As a result, licorice extract might be used as an anticancer and chemo preventive agent. On the other hand, patients receiving cisplatin treatment should avoid using licorice extract supplements [61]. A study was conducted to examine the anticancer properties of licorice extracts and ginger and the synergistic effects of management of taken together. In vitro and in vivo, the study found that a synergetic combination of licorice and ginger extracts can reduce colon cancer development, enhance CTL infiltration to the tumor site, and boost apoptosis. As a result, future clinical trials can employ the created combination [62].
Isoliquiritigenin was found to be an effective antioxidant agent to limit and treat 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced CC [53]. ISL could affect the resistance of TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) in HT29 cells of CC, principally by enhancing the supply of dearth receptors 5 and protein amid TRAIL receptors, along with the chemopreventive activity of ISL medication joined with TRAIL [57]. ISL impacts not just the metabolic system but also tumor development by inducing apoptosis and autophagy. ISL reduced tumor development by downregulating the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L), which were halted in G2, according to Auyeung et al. (2010) [63]. Furthermore, ISL significantly lessens NO and PGE2 in human and mouse CC cells [64]. ISL has been recognized as a potential MDR(multidrug-resistant) modulator candidate because of its potential to curb the expression of the caspase 8, caspase 3, AhR, ABCB1, ABCC1 GSTP1, and CYP1A1 genes in colon-MDR cells [65]. Thus, it can be concluded that ISL prohibits tumors by deregulating NO, ROS genesis, PGE-2, COX-2, and NF-кβ activity.

2.1.5. Effect on Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer kills thousands of individuals every year throughout the world. It continues to be a dangerous illness that requires immediate care due to its low overall survival rate. Early diagnosis and efficient treatments are two of the biggest hurdles in the fight against cancer [66]. This section reviewed strategies concerning pancreatic cancer therapy and thoroughly described the most recent developments using licorice as a natural treatment. It is licorice’s significant component, and this compound induced ROS in Rh30 and RD rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cells. CF (3) DODA-Me inhibited invasion, proliferation, and triggered death in RMS cells, and these effects were mitigated by cotreatment with the antioxidant glutathione, demonstrating ROS’ anticancer action in RMS cells. The impact of CF(3)DODA-Me on cell and tumor development highlights RMS cells’ sensitivity to ROS inducers and their potential clinical implications for treating this devastating illness [67].
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) are involved in various physiologic processes triggered by mixed stress signals. In diabetes, Parkinson’s illness, and cancer, each JNK protein has different functions. Licochalcone A, a major phenolic component isolated from licorice root, inhibited JNK1 activity in vitro but had minimal influence on JNK2 activity. The simulation model demonstrated that licochalcone A inhibits JNK1’s affinity for ATP binding more than JNK2. In vitro and in vivo, licochalcone A was not suppressed JNK2-mediated and was suppressed JNK1-mediated. JNK1 was exhibited significantly expressed in pancreatic cancer cell lines compared to normal cell lines. The suppression caused apoptosis and G (1) phase arrest. Treatment with licochalcone A or knocking down JNK1 expression suppressed colony formation and pancreatic cancer cell proliferation in cancer cell lines. These findings indicate that licochalcone A is a JNK1 inhibitor that is selective. Therefore, licochalcone A might have precautionary or curative potential against pancreatic cancer [68]. The antiproliferative efficacy and synthesis of 3-O-ether derivatives of glycyrrhetic acid were reported in another investigation. The cytotoxicity of the produced compounds was examined in human pancreatic cancer cell lines (MIAPaCa-2). Compound 2,6-dichlorobenzyl (a semisynthetic derivative of glycyrrhizinic acid) displayed cytotoxicity in MIAPaCa-2 (IC50: 7 µM) [69]. Various studies have shown licorice’s inhibitory and protective properties and derivatives against carcinogen-induced DNA damage [70]. At last, it is concluded that licorice and its derivatives should be reviewed, and rationale will be suggested for the combinations of agents via clinical trials.

2.1.6. Effect on Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer among men. Radiation therapy, androgen deprivation therapy, and combination chemotherapy are the most common conventional therapies for prostate cancer [65][71]. In recent years, herbal therapies have been commonly used in western countries. According to a recent study, prostate cancer cells LNCaP and C4-2 were significantly inhibited by ISL in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, it lessens the mitochondrial membrane potential [Psi(m)] and level of ROS while there was no aftermath on intraepithelial carcinoma-6 epithelial cells. C4-2 cells were selectively inhibited by abnormal AMP-reliant/stimulated ERK and protein kinase pathways [72]. Isoliquiritigenin inhibited cell cycle progression in DU145 human and MatLyLu rat prostate cancer cells, resulting in antitumorigenic effects. Isoliquiritigenin boosted cell cycle capture by lessening cyclin E, cyclin D1, and cyclin-reliant kinase-4 protein levels and increasing the magnitude of cells in the G1 phase [73]. The pharmacological efficacy of G. glabra against different cancer and their respective cell lines has been shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2. Pharmacological efficacy of G. glabra against different cancer and their respective cell lines.

2.2. Licorice in the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections

Breathing difficulties accountable for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of lung condition. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are examples of it. When air sacs are damaged, this lung disease is known as emphysema, and long-term inflammation in the airways is chronic bronchitis. Asthma, COPD, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are caused due to airway inflammation. Anti-inflammatory treatments effectively treat respiratory tract infections were validated by various studies. However, the worldwide leading cause of high mortality is COPD, and a significant factor is cigarette smoke. Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress are causes of COPD, which is due to lung dysfunctions. For thousands of years, herbal drugs have been used to cure numerous illnesses; they exhibit promising results and enhance physical performance [74][75][76]. This section has reviewed the Glycyrrhiza glabra literature as the potential therapeutic compound to cure pulmonary inflammation.
Isoliquiritigenin is a natural flavonoid that is derived from the root of the licorice. Isoliquiritigenin has exhibited anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Researchers had tested the effect of isoliquiritigenin in a mice study on cigarette smoke-induced COPD. This study’s outcomes have demonstrated that isoliquiritigenin has lessened inflammatory cells’ infiltration and inflammatory cytokines. In addition, isoliquiritigenin regulated the NF-кβ and Nrf2 signaling pathways and protected against cigarette smoke-induced COPD [77]. In another study, a mouse model was used to know the efficacy of the herbal medicinal combination of Agastache rugosa, Glycyrrhiza glabra containing glycyrrhizic acid, the active constituents to treat COPD. It has shown this combination effective as an anti-COPD agent. This combination is more effective than alone Glycyrrhiza glabra or Agastache rugosa alone also reduce histopathological lung injury. Furthermore, glycyrrhizic acid and flavonoids, the Glycyrrhiza glabra’s significant components, have shown anti-asthmatic effects [78]. Glycyrrhiza glabra’s probable anti-asthmatic mechanism of action is shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3. Glycyrrhiza glabra’s probable anti-asthmatic mechanism of action.
A clinical trial was conducted to conclude in Boswellia carterii (Olibanum) and Glycyrrhiza glabra as broncho relaxants. Chronic bronchial asthma affected 54 patients who participated in this trial. Clinical examinations have been conducted such as serum electrolytes test: calcium, selenium, calcium, and potassium with pulmonary functions tests. Glycyrrhiza glabra has shown superiority over Boswellia carterii to manage chronic bronchial asthma [79]. Glycyrrhizin assists in the inhibition of fibrosarcomas and lung cancer [80]. Glycyrrhetinic acid has exhibited inhibition of bile acid-induced necrosis and apoptosis [81][82].
The 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid and glycyrrhizic acid were reported to lessen the inflammatory cytokines generation. According to this study, both 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid and glycyrrhizic acid could be important biological inhibitors for remedying lung inflammation [83]. Glycyrrhizic acid was used in a mice model to treat irradiation-induced pneumonitis/fibrosis. The results conclude that glycyrrhizic acid might be the potential agent as an anti-irradiation lung injury drug [84]. The outcome of a study reported that the licorice flavonoids successfully diminish LPD-stimulated pulmonary inflammation due to suppression of cells intrusion and inflammatory intermediary, which come from lessening in neutrophil enrollment into lung neutrophil-intermediated oxidative injury. After effect of the study concluded that flavonoid extracts of licorice are anti-inflammatory compounds [85]. Glycyrrhiza glabra has shown its effectiveness through many studies in inhibiting airway constriction, hyperreactivity, eosinophils infiltration, remodeling, and inflammation in the airway [86][87]. Molecular events involved in COPD’s pathogenesis and their possible modulation by Glycyrrhiza glabra are shown in Figure 4.
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Figure 4. Molecular events involved in COPD’s pathogenesis and their possible modulation by Glycyrrhiza glabra.
An inflammatory mice model was used to examine the effect of glabridin ovalbumin stimulated airway hyperresponsiveness. It was found that glabridin may have the potential to treat asthma. Glabridin anti-inflammatory action is mediated by reducing the level of serum IgE, total protein, WBC count and improve respiratory function [88]. The preclinical model’s findings show that quercetin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties reduced to inflammation, oxidative stress with neutralising free radical species, enhancing antioxidant enzymes’ expression. Furthermore, quercetin competes for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binding sites to inhibit various protein, and lipid kinases reduce inflammatory pathways [89]. In addition, there are saponins in licorice root that help loosen the build-up mucus to be expelled more easily from the lungs. Unfortunately, respiratory tract infections cause mortality and morbidity, and the current standard therapies are not adequate. We can explore licorice as a potential remedy for obstructive respiratory diseases and COPD using the literature, animal models, and human trials.

2.3. Licorice Effect on Cardiovascular System

Three hundred active components are found in licorice, used for thousands of years. The principal functioning component of licorice is glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizin is a prodrug of licorice transformed 3β-monoglucuronyl-18β glycyrrhetinic acid (3MGA) and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acids in the intestines. 3MGA and GA suppress the enzyme 11β-hydrogenase type II (11β-HSD2) that changes cortisol to cortisone. High cortisol levels result from a modest mineralocorticoid abundance in the kidney and boost systemic vascular resistance by provoking mineralocorticoid receptors. Continuous suppression of 11 beta-HSD2 due to excessive licorice consumption results in hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and high fluid content, leading to significant life-threatening consequences, particularly in individuals with cardiovascular disease. Meta-analyses with 26 and 18 investigations have reported that licorice consumption and blood pressure significantly increase systolic and diastolic. This study has shown that licorice consumption affects the human body and demonstrates the distinction between licorice’s health advantages and its potential for adverse effects [90]. Several pieces of research have been published on the impact of the various chemicals present in licorice root. Glabridin is a powerful antioxidant with hypoglycemic properties [91].
High licorice consumption may produce significant serious problems, people who already have increased blood pressure or take anti-hypertensive medications. Glycyrrhizin, 3MGA, and GA have been blamed for the negative consequences of high-dose licorice consumption. Therapeutic dosages of licorice have been considered safe in humans since the final toxicology assessment was released in 2007 [90][92]. Scandinavian nations have higher consumptions of licorice with higher content of GA [92]. This implies that the detrimental effects of licorice on cardiovascular health should be brought to the public’s attention. To minimize drug-induced mishaps, it’s critical to understand how licorice interacts with prescription medications. The possible mode of action of licorice against cardiovascular disease has been shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5. Possible mode of action of licorice against cardiovascular disease.

2.4. Licorice Effect on Hepatoprotective System

The liver conducts several critical processes (metabolism, detoxification, and bile production). It protects against foreign chemical exposure by detoxifying and removing them. Because the liver is responsible for the metabolism and elimination of medicines from the body, a healthy liver is critical to general health [93]. The liver might be damaged by excessive exposure to chemotherapeutic drugs, environmental pollutants, alcohol, drug overdose, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), and thioacetamide, which could be a cause of cirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatitis, and alcoholic liver disease. Glycyrrhizin is a compound found in the licorice root. Various studies have shown that it has hepatoprotective properties to treat viral hepatitis, which could be cytoprotective action through TNF-α stimulate cytotoxicity inhibition and immune-intermediated cytotoxicity suppression opposing hepatocytes [94][95][96]. In TCM, licorice is widely used to treat liver disease [97]. It’s also utilized to decrease toxicity, increase appetite, and boost the efficacy of other prescription medicines [19]. Chronic hepatitis is caused by toxin exposure, viral infections, ischemic-reperfusion damage can all be treated with glycyrrhizin [98]. Magnesium salt (Magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate (MgIG)) is one of the stereoisomer 18- α of glycyrrhizic acid, a new molecule derived from licorice root [99]. Japan and China are using hepatoprotective medications to improve functions of the liver; these medications stabilize the cell membranes with the inhibition of liver inflammation [100]. MgIG treats inflammatory liver disease as an anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective medication [101].
Licorice flavonoid oil, glycyrrhizin, GA, and specific licorice preparations have potent hepatoprotective activities. Japan and China have developed glycyrrhizin as a hepatoprotective medication. GA has been shown the properties of hepatoprotective effect. The metabolic process in the human body converts GA into glycyrrhetinic acid; thus, glycyrrhetinic acid and GA have the same pharmacological properties [102]. GA has shown anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic properties through the inhibition of TNF-? and caspase-3 that explains the hepatoprotective effect of GA. Liver regeneration could be aided by the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen that GA increases. Glycyrrhizin might be a potent medication protecting the liver from endotoxin-induced damage, particularly after a large hepatectomy [103]. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-induced liver damage and the formation of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) are both linked to activated Kupffer cells. GA, I/R-induced liver damage was avoided by inhibiting HMGB1 synthesis by Kupffer cells [104]. In vivo study in rats has shown that GA binds to lead; it is an efficient chemopreventive drug that leads to acetate-induced hepatic oxidative stress. GA inhibited CD4+ Tcell proliferation in response to ConA via the Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways, alleviating ConA-induced inflammation and fibrosis development in livers [105]. GA blocked the complement system’s lytic pathway, perhaps preventing tissue damage produced by the membrane assault complex. As a result, GA may be an effective inhibitor of complement-dependent tissue damage in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders [106]. It can be concluded that GA may help liver disease after reviewing these studies. The proposed hepatoprotective effect of G. glabra has been shown in Figure 6.
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Figure 6. Proposed hepatoprotective effect of G. glabra.

2.5. Antimicrobial Activity

Microorganisms build side effects and resistance against antibiotics. Therefore, biologically active compounds isolated from plant species and extracts have been got much attention to overcome. Medicinal plants provide a natural source in place of antibacterial agents. The antimicrobial activeness of the herb extracts and oils has been identified for several years and recorded that it may be associated with saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, and tannin [107][108].
Previous studies have described the antimicrobial activities of roots and rhizomes, but only a few reports have shown the effect of licorice leaves against microorganisms [109]. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the leaves of licorice were examined to evaluate the antimicrobial potency. Serial dilution method and paper disc evaluation method was applied to measure the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) to test the antimicrobial activeness of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterococcus faecalis. The results have confirmed that licorice’ ethanolic extract has antimicrobial potential against Candida albicans and gram-positive bacterial depending upon dose. Licorice’s ethanolic extract of leaves is potent against gram-positive bacteria; therefore, it can be the probable alternative medication against diverse strains [110].
Karahan F et al. investigated the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of methanolic root extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera. Samples of the plants were collected from Turkey’s east Mediterranean part. MIC and disc-diffusion methods were employed to examine the antimicrobial effectiveness. The antimicrobial assays concluded that methanolic roots extracts were less effective against the Gram-negative bacteria than the Gram-positive bacteria. Furthermore, root methanolic extracts have shown more effective against Candida species than other bacteria. Results of the study have shown that environmental factors affect the content of chemical constituents and biological properties for the usual licorice in each habitat. In addition outcome of the study backed the traditional practices of licorice and advocated that it could be valuable to treat other infections [111]. Gupta VK et al. researched to examine the antimicrobial effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra roots, and they found the antimicrobial potential at the concentration of 500 µg/mL. Phytochemical analysis has exhibited that glabridin potentially inhibited H (37) Rv strains and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37) Ra at concentration 29.16 µg/mL. Thus, it has the antimicrobial potential to inhibit both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria [112].
Antibacterial properties of Glycyrrhiza glabra were examined against Bacillus ceeruis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeuruginosa, and staphylococcus aureus. It was investigated by using agar well diffusion and dilution test methods. The outcomes of this study show that the highest effect was on S. aureus and the lowest impact on P. aeruginosa. Thus, the results of this study approve that G. glabra extract can be a potential treatment against bacterial infections. The study results established that G. glabra could be an alternative medication against bacterial agents [113]. Various studies concerning the antibacterial effect of licorice have been summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Summary of studies showing the antibacterial effect of licorice.
Microbe Methods Antibacterial Effect Extract Used References
Staphylococcus aureus, B. cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cell culture Inhibited the growth G. glabra [111]
Oral pathogens In vitro Inhibited the growth of oral pathogens G. glabra [114]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H(37)Ra and H(37) Rv strains In vitro Inhibited both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria G. glabra [112]
Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli In vitro Inhibited growth of pathogens G. glabra [115]
Salmonella typhi, S. paratyphi B, Shigella sonnei, S. flexneri, and enterotoxigenic E. coli. In vitro Inhibited growth G. glabra [113]
Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigates, Mucor spp and Penicilium marneffei In vitro Inhibited growth of micro-organisms G. glabra [116]
Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli In vitro Mild antibacterial effect G. glabra [117]

2.6. Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Inflammatory illnesses are becoming more common and have a more significant impact on daily life, prompting researchers to look for novel pharmaceutical ways to combat them. Currently rising use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to cure various discomfort and inflammation, but these drugs have several adverse effects. People’s interest in herbal medicine for the treatment of inflammation is also jumping up because herbal medicines have few or no adverse effects [118]. Medicinal plants and their constituents have taken part in the development of numerous drugs to medicate several ailments. G. glabra is one of the medicinal plants employed to medicate inflammatory diseases since ancient times [119][120]. This section article sums up the information on licorice and isolated compound it and their mechanism of action and establishes the new pave for the latest research to cure inflammatory diseases.
Licorice has shown anti-inflammatory activities due to decreasing PGE2, MMPs, TNF, and free radicals validated by its traditional uses such as relieving coughing, eliminating phlegm, stimulating digestive functions, alleviating pain, and many others more [119]. In CIA rats, licorice processed DGN products dramatically reduced RA symptoms. Matrix metalloproteinases, inflammatory cytokines, and vascular endothelial growth factors were all regulated by licorice processed DGN products in blood and cell supernatants. This study concluded that licorice-processed DGN products have shown anti-inflammatory effects through TLR4/NF-кβ/NLRP3 signaling pathway on CIA rats and LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells and regulated the metabolic profile in managing RA [121]. In vivo anti-inflammatory activities have been shown by total flavonoids isolated from licorice extracts and licorice via suppressing COX-2 gene, iNOS, and signals of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) [122][123]. Flavonoids are keeping multiple pathway integrated mechanism of action, therefore, showing anti-inflammatory properties. As a result, flavonoids of licorice are the potential medication for inflammation with minor adverse effects [124].
Wang et al. carried research to examine the consequence of glycyrrhizin in mice for anti-inflammatory treatment and investigate the possible actions of mechanism. The study results have exhibited that expression levels of iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α, and IL-6 were significantly decreased by the glycyrrhizin, a triterpene of licorice. The study results found that glycyrrhizin acts as an analgesic by attenuating the expression levels of COX-2, TNF-α, iNOS, and IL-6 [125]. It significantly attenuated the expression of iNOS and IL-1? and decreased the levels of MDA and NO at the site of inflammation [126]. A study was conducted to examine the protective effect of isoliquiritigenin, a flavonoid monomer. Isoliquiritigenin lessens oxidative stress by modulating the Nrf2/HO-1, reducing acute pancreatitis in a pancreatitis model [127][128]. Secondary metabolites and licorice extracts have shown anti-inflammatory activities to treat various diseases in addition to acute kidney disease. Isoliquiritigenin reduces LPS-stimulated acute kidney damage by the suppression of NF-кβ and TNF-α stimulated formation HMGB [129][130]. Isoliquiritigenin reduces the inflammation and fibrosis in the kidneys caused by unilateral ureteral inhibition [131]. Isoliquiritigenin also inhibited inflammatory cytokines, excessive deposits, and the NF-кβ and Nrf2 pathways, all involved in the Ang II-stimulated hypertensive renal damage [132]. Neutrophils produce ROS at the inflammation site, which causes lessened tissue injury by licorice and glycyrrhizin extract [133]. H5NI induces ROS, inhibiting it by glycyrrhizin via suppressing JNK, NF-кβ, p38, and inhibiting H5N1replication in the lung cells. H5N1 also stimulated pro-inflammatory gene expression [134]. Plasma immunoglobulin E (IgE) and ovalbumin stimulated bronchial asthma models were used to investigate the outcome of three different doses of licorice extract on the bronchoalveolar lavage oxidative stress indicators. It decreased the level of interleukin IL-13, (IL)-5, and IgE. The study results have shown that licorice 10 mg/kg inhibits the mucus and protects against OVA-induced lung inflammation. It is concluded in this study that the lowest dose of licorice is more effective against anti-inflammatory and antioxidant action [135]. Licochalcone-A showed anti-inflammatory action by inhibiting MMP1, MMP3, and MMP13 production in IL-1β stimulated chondrocytes [136]. While licochalcone-C anti-inflammatory action mediated by decreasing NF-кβ, and other downstream molecules, such as inducible iNOS, ICAM-1, VCAM-1 [137].

2.7. Dental Caries

Dental caries is public health issue since it is one of the most frequent illnesses worldwide. Global Burden of Disease in 2017 reported that the most prevalent health problem is untreated dental caries (tooth decay) in permanent teeth. In the last 30 years, low-income and vulnerable people have been more impacted by dental caries than high socioeconomic groups. The plaque formation on the outside teeth transforms the sugar in beverages and meals into acids that eventually destroy the tooth. Lack of plaque clearance by toothbrushing, high free sugar intake, and inadequate fluoride exposure cause discomfort, caries, infection, and occasionally tooth loss [138][139][140]. Aciduric/acidogenic bacteria incursion in dental plaque that is also recognized as dental biofilm causes the root cause of gradual deterioration of the complex tooth structure; this complication is known as dental caries. Primary etiological agents of dental caries are mutants streptococci (Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans), and other contributors are Actinomyces spp. and Lactobacillus spp. of tooth decay [141][142]. It is a common chronic infectious, transmissible illness caused by tooth-adherent bacteria, principally Streptococcus Mutans, which metabolize carbohydrates to create acid, demineralizing the tooth structure over time [143].
One of the most prevalent health problems in children is dental caries. 60 percent of children in the middle ages of 5 and 17 years have deteriorated, rotten or lost, or misplaced permanent teeth problems in the US. In a pre-school setting, a pilot study for young children was conducted to investigate the consequence of using the protocol of herbal caries-prevention to suppress the Streptococcus mutants. Licorice root extract containing sugar-free lollipops were formed and were administered three weeks twice daily to children. SM counts were determined by analyzing saliva for specific monoclonal antibodies. Three groups were formed low, medium, and high-risk employing SM extent as to risk index. Bacterial counts were compared during the treatment and after nine weeks of treatment. The trial results revealed that administering herbal lollipops two times a day lessened bacterial count and relative percent in high-risk children [144]. In addition, there were studies conducted to establish the anti-cariogenic properties of licorice. G. glabra’s primary, secondary metabolites, glycoside, and triterpenoid saponin have been the topic of various investigations [145]. According to a study, Glycyrrhizin suppresses the glucosyltransferase property of S. mutants, that concern the formation of insoluble glucans essential for biofilm development. Acidulated phosphate-fluoride solution of glycyrrhizin lessens solubility due to surface coating effects and settlement in the porous structure of enamel demineralization and enhance fluoride absorption [146]. Glycyrrhizin has shown no significant impact concerning mineral loss in artificial caries lesions, validated by in vivo study. This might be due to a lack of glycyrrhizin concentration or exposure duration [147]. In addition, glycyrrhizin lessens enamel disintegration by suppressing acid production in dental plaque [148]. These studies pave the way for randomized clinical studies of licorice in the different administration forms as herbal lollipops.

2.8. Other Pharmacological Effects

Cancerous conditions that affect the mouth are called oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). Existing therapies only give short symptomatic alleviation at this time, and there is no viable treatment for OSF. Therefore, a study was designed to examine the inhibitory effect of isoflavane and glabridin extracted from licorice root. This study investigated the fibrotic buccal mucosal fibroblasts in humans on features of the myofibroblast. The outcomes of the study have displayed that myofibroblast activities were inhibited by glabridin in a dose-dependent manner. Glabridin also inhibited arecoline-induced myofibroblast activation; therefore, it could be employed as a natural anti-fibrosis medication to treat the OSF [149]. Glabridin is a hydrophobic antimelanogenic substance derived from licorice root extracts. Using a human skin model, the effects of cationic glabridin-containing polymeric micelles produced from PMCP (Glabridin/PMCP-PM) were evaluated on glabridin’s capacity to enter the skin and suppress melanogenesis. Glabridin/PMCP-PM has shown promise as a transdermal delivery method for treating skin hyperpigmentation. Therefore, glabridin is extensively used in cosmetics because of its ability to enhance pigmentation [150].
A study has shown that licorice extract was more effective on tyrosinase activity than the extract of glabridin content with predicted based. As a result, we looked for other components that may be involved in the significant inhibitory action. According to the findings, the licorice extract’s glabrene and isoliquiritigenin block mono-and diphenolase tyrosinase activities. Isoflavones and chalcones have been presented as possibilities for skin-lightening agents [151]. Natural medicine options are deficient in curing acute ischemic stroke. Several neuroprotective chemicals have been discovered in licorice root. 75 patients with acute ischemic stroke were admitted to the neurology emergency department at Namazi hospital, connected with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. 75 sufferers of acute ischemic stroke were given 450 or 900 mg licorice extract or placebo capsule doses three times for seven days. The trial’s outcomes were impressive, and proposed using whole licorice extract to help individuals with acute ischemic stroke alleviate their neurologic symptoms. Licorice could be beneficial as a therapy for sufferers with symptoms and acute ischemic stroke [152]. In vitro studies have shown that neuroprotective medications such as isoliquiritin and liquiritin effectively inhibit glutamate-mediated cytotoxicity following hypoxic injury to brain tissue. [153][154].
Conjugated active molecules glycyrrhetinic acid, and glucuronic acid forms the glycyrrhizic acid that is a triterpene. All three medicines are metabolically active and have shown antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties [155]. In live mice, flavonoids have been shown to exhibit neuroprotective properties [153][154][156]. Three triterpenoids and five flavonoids were extracted from licorice extracts, and they have demonstrated potential antidiabetic activities in vitro and in vivo. This was accomplished through various mechanisms of action such as enhancing sensitivity and appetency of insulin receptor sites to insulin, improving glucose utilization in multiple tissues and organs, resisting peroxidation, clearing free radicals, enhancing microcirculation, and correcting lipid and protein metabolic disorders in the body. Multiple signaling pathways, including the AMPK, PI3K/Akt, MAPK, AGE-RAGE, NLRP3, and NF-кβ, signaling pathways, target the licorice compounds [157]. Rich flavones are found in the ethanolic extract of G. glabra. Glabridin, glabrol, glabrene, 4′-O-methylglabridin, and four hydrophobic flavonoids are the main constituents of G. glabra, and they are employed to cure diabetic nephropathy and chronic hyperglycemia and loss of skeletal muscle [158][159][160][161]. Licorice and its metabolites offer a lot of medicinal promise for diabetic mellitus therapy. In vivo, in vitro, and human trials have shown that licorice and secondary metabolites have potential antidiabetic activities. Thus, licorice has the potential to be used as a natural therapy for a variety of ailments. However, to assess its pharmaceutical potential, more profound knowledge of its pharmacological processes is required.

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