THE APPLICATION OF GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID AND ITS BREAKDOWN PRODUCT GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A MEDICAMENT FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

摘要

The application of glycyrrhizic acid and its breakdown product glycyrrhetinic acid for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is disclosed. Glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhetinic acid and glycyrrhizinate or glycyrrhetate can treat inflammatory bowel disease by inhibiting inflammatory reaction and antioxidation. The medicament prepared by glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhetinic acid and glycyrrhizinate or glycyrrhetate has many advantages in treating inflammatory bowel disease, eg., good therapeutic effect and widely safety range.