Licorice is often called by the name of liquorice, is at the root of the plant with the scientific name of Glycyrrhiza glabra. Licorice comes from southern Europe and Asia. This plant is called by the name of liquorice because the roots containing compound glycyrrhizin and give a sweet taste of sugar exceeded.
In Chinese medicine, licorice has been used since ancient times and is considered as one of the ingredients that can give peace. Licorice has also been regarded as one of the herbs that have long been used to treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
As reported Mirror, Tuesday (12/08/2015), salicylic acid chemicals found in plants that can regulate the immune system and bind the enzyme Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) associated with neurological diseases.
Professor Solomon Snyder of Johns Hopkins University said many people previously thought, the enzyme GAPDH just memetabolime glucose. But the new study establishes GAPDH as a salicylate drug targets relevant to drug therapy aspirin.
Earlier this year a study author, Professor Daniel Klessig from the Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell University will identify salicylic acid called HMGB1 (High Mobility Group Box 1). These chemicals cause inflammation and is associated with several diseases, including arthritis, lupus, sepsis, atherosclerosis and certain cancers.
More understanding to know salicylic acid and its derivatives in regulating the activities of HMGB1 GAPDH and this needs to be investigated further. That's because the salicylic acid used in skin care products including shampoo, anti-dandruff and acne treatments. Other sources such as blackberries, blueberries, grapes, kiwis, apricots, green peppers, olives, tomatoes, chard, chicory, almonds, water chestnuts and peanuts, he wrote in the study published in the journal PLoS.
