Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

doi:10.3390/ani9080536

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. 2019 Aug 7;9(8):536.

doi: 10.3390/ani9080536.

Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

Affiliations

¹ Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt. dr.mahmoud.alagwany@gmail.com.
² Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt.
³ Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Edfina 22758, Egypt.
⁶ Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Edfina 22758, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura-281001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
⁸ Division of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India.
⁹ Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Udham Singh Nagar), Uttarakhand, India.
¹⁰ Division of Avian Physiology and Reproduction, ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
¹¹ Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India. kdhama@rediffmail.com.

PMID: 31394812
PMCID: PMC6720273
DOI: 10.3390/ani9080536

Review

Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

Mahmoud Alagawany et al. Animals (Basel). 2019.

. 2019 Aug 7;9(8):536.

doi: 10.3390/ani9080536.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt. dr.mahmoud.alagwany@gmail.com.
² Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt.
³ Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Edfina 22758, Egypt.
⁶ Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Edfina 22758, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura-281001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
⁸ Division of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India.
⁹ Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Udham Singh Nagar), Uttarakhand, India.
¹⁰ Division of Avian Physiology and Reproduction, ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
¹¹ Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India. kdhama@rediffmail.com.

PMID: 31394812
PMCID: PMC6720273
DOI: 10.3390/ani9080536

Abstract

Supplementation of livestock and poultry diets with herbal plants containing bioactive components have shown promising reports as natural feed supplements. These additives are able to promote growth performance and improve feed efficiency, nutrient digestion, antioxidant status, immunological indices, and poultry health. Several studies have used complex herbal formulas with the partial inclusion of licorice. However, the individual use of licorice has been rarely reported. The major problem of the poultry industry is the epidemiological diseases, mainly confined to the respiratory, digestive, and immune systems. Licorice has certain bioactive components such as flavonoids and glycyrrhizin. The roots of this herb contain 1 to 9% glycyrrhizin, which has many pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, antiviral, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory properties. Licorice extracts (LE) have a positive effect on the treatment of high-prevalence diseases such as the immune system, liver, and lung diseases. Studies showed that adding LE to drinking water (0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 g/L) reduced serum total cholesterol (p < 0.05) of broiler chickens. Moreover, LE supplementation in poultry diets plays a significant role in their productive performance by enhancing organ development and stimulating digestion and appetite. Along with its growth-promoting effects, licorice has detoxifying, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and other health benefits in poultry. This review describes the beneficial applications and recent aspects of the Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) herb, including its chemical composition and role in safeguarding poultry health.

Keywords: Glycyrrhiza glabra; beneficial effects; health; licorice; pharmaceutical; poultry.

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Pictorial representation of the *Glycyrrhiza glabra* herb, its root and extracts.

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Beneficial effects and modes of action of *Glycyrrhiza glabra* in poultry health and production.

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[1] Dhama K., Latheef S.K.S., Samad H.A., Karthik K., Tiwari T., Khan R.U., Alagawany M., Farag M.R., Gazi M.A., Laudadio V., et al. Multiple beneficial applications and modes of action of herbs in poultry health and production-A review. Int. J. Pharmacol. 2015;11:152–176. doi: 10.3923/ijp.2015.152.176. - DOI

[2] Dhama K., Latheef S.K.S., Samad H.A., Karthik K., Tiwari T., Khan R.U., Alagawany M., Farag M.R., Gazi M.A., Laudadio V., et al. Multiple beneficial applications and modes of action of herbs in poultry health and production-A review. Int. J. Pharmacol. 2015;11:152–176. doi: 10.3923/ijp.2015.152.176. - DOI

[3] Dhama K., Karthik K., Khandia R., Munjal A., Tiwari R., Rana R., Khurana S.K., Sana Ullah K.R., Alagawany M., Farag M.R., et al. Medicinal and therapeutic potential of herbs and plant metabolites/extracts countering viral pathogens-Current knowledge and future prospects. Curr. Drug Metab. 2018;19:236–263. doi: 10.2174/1389200219666180129145252. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Dhama K., Karthik K., Khandia R., Munjal A., Tiwari R., Rana R., Khurana S.K., Sana Ullah K.R., Alagawany M., Farag M.R., et al. Medicinal and therapeutic potential of herbs and plant metabolites/extracts countering viral pathogens-Current knowledge and future prospects. Curr. Drug Metab. 2018;19:236–263. doi: 10.2174/1389200219666180129145252. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Dhama K., Tiwari R., Khan R.U., Chakraborty S., Gopi M., Karthik K., Saminathan M., Desingu P.A., Sunkara L.T. Growth promoters and novel feed additives improving poultry production and health, bioactive principles and beneficial applications: The trends and advances–A Review. Int. J. Pharmacol. 2014;10:129–159. doi: 10.3923/ijp.2014.129.159. - DOI

[6] Dhama K., Tiwari R., Khan R.U., Chakraborty S., Gopi M., Karthik K., Saminathan M., Desingu P.A., Sunkara L.T. Growth promoters and novel feed additives improving poultry production and health, bioactive principles and beneficial applications: The trends and advances–A Review. Int. J. Pharmacol. 2014;10:129–159. doi: 10.3923/ijp.2014.129.159. - DOI

[7] Yadav A.S., Kolluri G., Gopi M., Karthik K., Malik Y.S., Dhama K. Exploring alternatives to antibiotics as health promoting agents in poultry–A review. J. Exp. Biol. Agri. Sci. 2016;4:368–383.

[8] Yadav A.S., Kolluri G., Gopi M., Karthik K., Malik Y.S., Dhama K. Exploring alternatives to antibiotics as health promoting agents in poultry–A review. J. Exp. Biol. Agri. Sci. 2016;4:368–383.

[9] Ashraf A., Ashraf M.M., Rafiqe A., Aslam B., Galani S., Zafar S., Asad F., Asghar R.D., Akram S., Ahmed H., et al. In vivo antiviral potential of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract against Newcastle disease virus. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 2017;30:567–572. - PubMed

[10] Ashraf A., Ashraf M.M., Rafiqe A., Aslam B., Galani S., Zafar S., Asad F., Asghar R.D., Akram S., Ahmed H., et al. In vivo antiviral potential of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract against Newcastle disease virus. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 2017;30:567–572. - PubMed

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