Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide extract from the herb of traditional Chinese medicine call Licorice. Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide is a natural plant polysaccharide. The pharmacologic action of it are:
1. Regulate the body immunity function and Improve animal resistance. The polysaccharide is an immunomodulator that can activate immune cells, promote the phagocytosis of reticuloendothelial system, Increase the activity of anticomplement, improve the immune function of the body at the same time non-toxic to normal cells. It can increase the activity of natural killer (NK) cells in non-specific immune system in vivo and in vitro, improve Antibody production level and B lymphocyte proliferation in cellular immune system and T lymphocyte proliferation in humoral immune system, Moreover, it can selectively enhance the proliferation and activity of helper T lymphocytes, regulates the production and secretion of multicellular factors
2. Antiviral, antineoplastic and bacteriostat effects. The research has state that Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide as antiviral agent can affects the formation of viral syncytium, it has 36.2% of inhibition to the BIV (BOVINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS). It has obvious inhibition and direct inactivation effect on adenovirus III (ADVIII) and Coxsackie virus infection (cbv3), it can be used to treat and prevent viral infections, and strong bacteriostatic effect on bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were 6.25ug/ml for bacillus subtilis and 12.5ug/ml for e. coli. The inhibitory effect on saccharomyces cerevisiae was also obvious, the MIC is 12.5ug/ml, but the inhibition of penicillin is not strong
3. Increase antioxidant capacity. It has certain antioxidant activity can
Stop oxidative damage, remove excessive free radicals in the body, Improve your anti-inflammatory defense system
4. To prevent osteoarthritis. Application: 1. Using in poultry, it can accelerate weight gain in broilers cause by advance the level of Newcastle Disease Antibody and the phagocytosis of macrophage in blood. Add a certain amount of Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide can regulate intestinal microflora in broilers, an adding of 1.0g/kg, had a significant effect on the microflora of animal digestive tract, the motivate proliferation of beneficial gut bacteria and salmonella 2. Applications on ruminants. According to the research states that it can impact formation of viral syncytium.
