Licorice Extract: Biological Function and Application in Livestock and Poultry Production

  • YIN Shenggang ,
  • YOU Ting ,
  • TANG Jiayong ,
  • ZHAO Hua
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  • Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistant Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

Received date: 2020-12-13

  Online published: 2021-07-06

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Abstract

Liquorice, one kind of Chinese traditional perennial herb widely applied in clinical practice, has clinical effects such as relieving cough, clearing heat and detoxification, and relieving pain. The major components of licorice extract are saponins, flavonoids and licorice polysaccharides, which have biological functions such as anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and sterilization, antioxidant and other pharmacological effects. This review presents a summary of the biological functions of licorice extract and its application in livestock and poultry production, and provides insight for its rational application as a feed additive.

Cite this article

YIN Shenggang , YOU Ting , TANG Jiayong , ZHAO Hua . Licorice Extract: Biological Function and Application in Livestock and Poultry Production[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(7) : 3713 -3718 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.07.013

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