Sheikh Umar Ahmad
From traditional Kashmiri Kehwa as world-famous cuisine to potential anti-ageing cream in offing, the journey of liquorice, the
Shangri (Glycyrrhiza Glabra) into the world of cosmetic research
Liquorice, known as Shangri in Kashmir, holds the treatment of skin damage as Jammu and Kashmir researchers locate an anti-ageing molecule.
Treatment of acute as well as chronic photo-damage to the skin is a major clinical challenge. To address this problem, researchers at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR IIIM) Jammu have developed a potential anti-photo-damage cream from conventional herb Glycyrrhiza Glabra used traditionally in different remedial settings in Kashmir with little scientific research being done on it. They have developed it using Glycyrrhizin, the bio-active molecule in Glycyrrhiza Glabra in the form of a topical gel, first tested i