HerbLicorice
Limited high-quality evidence supports licorice for canker sores, sore throat, and eczema; more research is needed to confirm other traditional uses.
Benefits
- Supports digestive and respiratory health
- possesses anti-inflammatory
- antimicrobial
- and antioxidant properties
- traditionally used for skin conditions and energy.
Key compounds
Glycyrrhizinglycyrrhizic acid18-β-glycyrrhetinic acidliquiritinisoliquiritinliquiritigeninglabreneglabridinlicochalcone Alicocoumarin
May help with
- Used in traditional medicine for coughing
- asthma
- wound healing
- lung
- liver
- and artery diseases
- also for gastrointestinal issues
- inflammation
- and as a flavoring agent.
Best for these goals
Supports digestive and respiratory healthpossesses anti-inflammatoryantimicrobialand antioxidant propertiestraditionally used for skin conditions and energy.
How to use it
Flavoring in candy, foods, tobacco; dietary supplements; topical creams; gargles; lozenges; teas
Evidence level
Limited
Cautions & interactions
High doses or long-term use can cause serious adverse effects like irregular heartbeat, cardiac arrest, high blood pressure, and low potassium; unsafe during pregnancy in large amounts; caution with hypertension, heart, or kidney conditions. | Interactions: Interacts with corticosteroids; can increase blood pressure and lower potassium, affecting heart and kidney conditions; caution with diuretics, blood pressure medications, and hormone-sensitive conditions.
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