Glycyrrhizin, liquiritigenin, and 18-glycyrrhetinic acid are the main components responsible for the antiallergic effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), acting by inhibiting Immunoglobulin E (IgE) production in ovalbumin-induced asthmatic mice and preventing scratching behavior and passive cutaneous anaphylactic reactions.

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• Glycyrrhiza glabra concept
• liquorice concept