An agent derived from licorice root. It is used for the treatment of digestive tract ulcers, especially in the stomach. Antidiuretic side effects are frequent, but otherwise the drug is low in toxicity.
Also Known As:
18alpha-Carbenoxolone; 18alpha-Glycyrrhetinic Acid 3beta-O-Hemisuccinate; Biogastrone; Bioral; Carbeneoxolone; Carbenoxolone Disodium Salt; Carbenoxolone Sodium; Carbosan; Duogastrone; Glycyrrhetinic Acid 3-O-hemisuccinate; Pharmaxolon; Sanodin; 18alpha Carbenoxolone; 18alpha Glycyrrhetinic Acid 3beta O Hemisuccinate; 3-O-hemisuccinate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid; 3beta-O-Hemisuccinate, 18alpha-Glycyrrhetinic Acid; Acid 3-O-hemisuccinate, Glycyrrhetinic; Acid 3beta-O-Hemisuccinate, 18alpha-Glycyrrhetinic; Glycyrrhetinic Acid 3 O hemisuccinate; Carbenoxalone; Olean-12-en-29-oic acid, 3-(3-carboxy-1-oxopropoxy)-11-oxo-, (3beta,20beta)-