国内外药学界对甘草的有效成分甘草甜素的苷元———甘草次酸(Glycyrrhetinic acid,GA)进行较深入的研究,发现其具有广泛的生物活性和药理作用,如抗炎[1]、抗氧化[2]、降血脂[3]、抗病毒[4]等,尤其是GA的抗炎、抗氧化、降血脂作用能够对抗心血管疾病的主要病理基础———动脉粥 The domestic and foreign pharmacy circles have conducted in-depth research on glycyrrhizin aglycone, the effective ingredient of glycyrrhizic acid, and found that it has a wide range of biological activities and pharmacological effects, such as anti-inflammatory [1] Antioxidant [2], hypolipidemic [3], antiviral [4], etc., especially the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and hypolipidemic effects of GA can counteract the main pathological basis of cardiovascular diseases --- atherosclerosis