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What is the botanical name of Mulethi ?
Answer: A
Mulethi is liquorice, Glycyrrihiza glabra (usually spelt Glycyrrhiza glabra).
The dried roots and stolons are used. They contain the sweet saponin glycoside glycyrrhizin, and the drug is used as a demulcent and expectorant, as a flavouring, and in the treatment of peptic ulcer.
The other names belong to different plants: Aloe barbadensis is aloe (ghritkumari), Withania somnifera is ashwagandha, and Ocimum sanctum is tulsi (holy basil).
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