Egg as food. Eggs are laid by female animals of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and fish, and have been eaten by humans for thousands of years. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen (egg white), and vitellus (egg yolk), contained within various thin membranes.
Licorice root is the common name for Glycyrrhiza glabra. The term Glycyrrhiza means sweet root in Greek. Glabra means smooth, referring to the smooth pods of the plant.
Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Glycyrrhiza glabra is a strong antioxidant; therefore, it can act as an anti-aging drug by recovering levels of TNF-Î±, IL-6, IL-1Î² and NF-kB in d-galactose-induced aged mice. 73 The antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing properties of G. glabra root have been revealed in multiple studies. 74â78 Its ethanol extract properties against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have been exhibited in an experimental study, 76 and its gamma ...