Characterization of Glycyrrhiza glabra Extract. Comprehensive two-dimensional Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry using Multi-segmented Shift Gradients in the Second Dimension

The genus Glycyrrhiza, comprising of more than 28 species belonging to the Fabaceae family, is one of the oldest and widely used herbal medicines in the world, and is documented in various Asian and European pharmacopoeias. Clinically, licorice has been reported to exhibit a variety of pharmacological activities, including anti-cancer, anti-viral, anti-oxidative, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and other forms of biological activities.