Glabridin

(R) -4 - (3,4 -dihydro -8 ,8 -dimethyl -2H, 8H -benzo [ 1,2-b :3,4 -b ' ] dipyran -3-yl ) -1,3- benzenediol

White to tan powder

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Glabridin is a chemical compound which, in the root of the licorice ( liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra) occurs. It is among the flavonoids.

Glabridin antioxidant and estrogenic effects are attributed.

Cosmetically Glabridin is used as a bleaching agent against pigment spots. It is also part of an oily Flavonoidextrakts from the licorice root ( " Glavonoid " ), which is added as an ingredient in functional foods or dietary supplements for weight loss.