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Glycyrrhizin Extracted From Licorice Root Helps The Body Defend Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection Following Severe Burns

Submitted by MedicalReplies on Wednesday, 6 January 2010No Comment

As it turns out, children were not the only ones with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads over this past holiday season. In a new research report published in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, a team of scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospitals for Children show how a compound from licorice root (glycyrrhizin from Glycyrrhiza glabra) might be an effective tool in battling life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections resulting from severe burns…

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Glycyrrhizin Extracted From Licorice Root Helps The Body Defend Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection Following Severe Burns

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