甘草自占以来就以作用广、毒性小为特点用于临床。随着科技的发展,人们对甘草的研究日益深入,临床应用不断扩大。今就甘草的新用途简介如下: 肝炎甘草防治急慢性甲型肝炎、乙型肝炎、非甲非乙型肝炎国内外均有报道。其治病的有效成分主要是甘草甜素(Glycyrrhizin)和甘草次酸(Glycyrrhe- Since its inception, licorice has been widely used for clinical purposes because of its wide range of functions and low toxicity. With the development of science and technology, people are increasingly researching on licorice, and their clinical applications are constantly expanding. The new uses of licorice today are summarized as follows: Hepatitis and licorice prevention and treatment of acute and chronic hepatitis A, hepatitis B, non-A and non-B hepatitis have been reported at home and abroad. The main effective components of the disease are glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetic acid (Glycyrrhe-