(n.) The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it.
Example Sentences:
(1) Cissus quadrangularis was mutagenic, while 'decoctions' of cumin seeds, aniseeds and ginger were not.
(2) As safrole supplies dropped, drug makers switched to chemically similar aniseed oil.
(3) The detected tocopherols and other constituents were as follows: origanum (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-), laurel (alpha-, beta-), turmeric (so little that no comparison could be made), coriander (almost no tocopherols), and aniseed (alpha-, beta-, delta-).
(4) For the 'larynx supraglottis' location, more drinkers of aniseed spirit were found than expected.
(5) Positive SCT to aniseed, fennel, coriander and cumin--all from the same botanical family (Apiaceae) as celery--were observed in more than 24 patients.
(6) Spices like Cissus quadrangularis (an indigenous herb used in certain south Indian dishes) and pyrolysed cumin and aniseeds showed moderate effects.
(7) For each of them, data on the consumption of tobacco and alcohol was obtained with specification of the type of alcoholic beverage: wine, beer, cider, aniseed spirit or 'pastis', fortified wines, and whisky.
(8) Raki is a traditional alcoholic drink made with aniseed.
(9) Unfortunately, the product that results from using the MDMA production process with aniseed oil is PMA or PMMA,” he wrote.
(10) The tocopherols and unsaturated fatty acid constituents of origanum, laurel, aniseed and coriander underwent little change after pasteurization with superheated steam, indicating stability, which may be due to the synergistic effect of tocopherols and phenolic compounds present in these spices.
(11) In these seven patients, 10 different antigens provoked anaphylaxis: aniseed, cashew nut, celery, flaxseed, hops, mustard, mushroom, shrimp, sunflower, and walnut.
Licorice
Definition:
(n.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions.
(n.) The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes.
Example Sentences:
(1) The favorable effects of up to 25% toasted soybean meal and 3% licorice root extract on the levels of the four enzymes, without unfavorable changes in clinical parameters, might account in part for the chemopreventive activities of these additives.
(2) Among chemically defined natural polyphenols, condensed tannins (epicatechin gallate oligomers) and monomeric and oligomeric hydrolyzable tannins potently stimulated PMN iodination, whereas polyphenols of lower molecular weight (gallic acid, alkyl gallates, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, caffeic acid derivatives and licorice flavonoids) had much less activity.
(3) Neither licorice nor glycyrrhizin promoted growth or induced plaque formation.
(4) Exchangeable sodium in our patient with licorice-induced hypertension was increased to a comparable extent as in primary hyperaldosteronism.
(5) As a first step to elucidate the disposition of traditional Chinese formulations which contain licorice, the disposition of plain licorice was investigated in humans.
(6) The contents of three saponins in Chinese Licorice roots derived from four Glycyrrhiza species were determined.
(7) To clarify whether glycyrrhizin, the aqueous extract of licorice root and a drug for treatment of chronic active hepatitis, prevents the development of hepatic injury induced by carbon tetrachloride, allyl formate, and endotoxin, the present study was undertaken in rats.
(8) Testing of the therapeutic efficacy of Remefa S, a pharmaceutical comprising glycyrrhizinic acid, the major active substance of licorice, on the evolution of the disease in late chronic viral hepatitis B.
(9) The formation of glycyrrhizin, the main triterpene glucuronide of the licorice root, was not detected among the biotransformation products.
(10) The major effect of licorice intoxication is hypokalemia, which may explain most of the observed clinical symptoms and morphological changes.
(11) Glycyrrhizinates such as monoammonium and dipotassium glycyrrhizinates which are extracted from licorice, converted to easily water-soluble salts and refined have been formulated in many quasi-drug products as an anti-inflammatory agent.
(12) The anti-allergic activity of bryonolic acid (1) isolated from the cultured cells of Luffa cylindrica L. (Cucurbitaceae) was compared with that of glycyrrhetinic acid (2), the aglycone of glycyrrhizin from licorice.
(13) Isoliquiritigenin, glabridin, licoarylcoumarin and licoricidin were identified as strong inhibitors of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) phosphodiesterase in waste materials which were obtained during the industrial extraction of glycyrrhizin from licorice roots.
(14) The results are summarized as follows: 1) Oral administration of 0.5 g of Ko-ken-huang-lien-huang-chin-tang (pueraria, coptis, scute and licorice combination) to piglets at 1 day old was effective in reducing incidence of infection (P less than 0.1) and increasing the body weight gain (P less than 0.05) during the first 10 days of life.
(15) Volatile components of two foodstuffs with characteristic aromas, apple and licorice, and fecal samples obtained from subjects on high-apple and licorice diets, were analyzed by head-space gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometer.
(16) The mechanism was studied by which isoliquiritigenin, a new aldose reductase inhibitor purified from licorice (Glycyrrhizae radix), inhibits platelet aggregation.
(17) The effects of glycyrrhizin, a component of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) roots, on the production of interferon-gamma in human peripheral lymphocyte-macrophage cultures by concanavalin A (Con A) was examined.
(18) The importance of licorice-induced hypokalemia for the development of arrhythmias is underestimated from the small number of published cases.
(19) We conclude that patients with a predisposition for arrhythmias should avoid licorice candies.
(20) The effect of glycyrrhizin (GR), a Chinese herbal drug extracted from licorice roots, on the host resistance to tumors was investigated in a murine system.