Abstract
Licorice root has been used in traditional medicine in the East and West for the treatment of gastric ulcer, bronchial asthma and inflammation. Licochalcone A (LCA) is an important chalcone isolated from the root of Chinese licorice, Glycyrrhiza inflata Batalin. The literature reports that LCA has antitumor, anti-angiogenic, antiparasitic, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and…