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	Licorice
		Licorice is a perennial plant indigenous to southern Europe, the Middle East and northern China; it is cultivated in many parts of the world.
		Licorice root is a source of estrogen, and therefore useful for the female system.
		Licorice extracts produce estrogenic activity due to the phenolic compound clycestrone which is 1/533 of the potency of estrone.
	www.springboard4health.com /notebook/herbs_licorice.html (1171 words)

	Licorice
		Licorice may also be taken as a tincture in the amount of 2-5 ml, three times daily.
		Licorice root contains a saponin-like glycoside, glycyrrhizin (glycrrhizic acid) and has historically been used for a variety of female disorders and also as an expectorant and antitussive in treatment of respiratory tract infections and asthma.
		Licorice is considered a powerful drug that is useful in treating a number of conditions, such as peptic ulcers, malaria, abdominal pain, insomnia and infection.
	www.bodyandfitness.com /Information/Herbal/Research/licorice.htm (771 words)

	C&EN: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - WHAT'S THAT STUFF? LICORICE
		Licorice is more prevalent and important, both as a flavor and as a drug in its own right, outside the U.S. Traditional Chinese medicine extensively calls for licorice as a herbal healing agent.
		And in early Western medicine, licorice was found to relieve the symptoms of Addison's disease.
		Licorice, he says, may get in the wheels of a number of those activation/deactivation pathways.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/whatstuff/stuff/8032licorice.html (897 words)

	LICORICE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The reported life zone of licorice is 6 to 25 degrees centigrade with an annual precipitation of 0.3 to 1.1 meters and a soil pH of 5.5 to 8.2 (4.1-31).
		Licorice is often mixed with anise oil, which has a licorice-like scent, for use as candy or in flavoring of other candies, pastries or baked goods.
		Licorice is generally recognized as safe for human consumption as a natural flavoring and plant extract (21 CFR sections 182.10, 182.20 [1982]).
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/LICORICE.html (495 words)

	Licorice Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings
		Licorice candy does not offer the same benefits as preparations made from the root, but can cause an increase in blood pressure.
		Licorice may increase the risk of bleeding or potentiate the effects of warfarin therapy.
		A diagnosis of apparent mineralocorticoid excess, attributable to licorice and grapefruit juice ingestion, was made.
	www.personalhealthzone.com /licorice.html (465 words)

	licorice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Licorice is the rhizome of a bean plant, both the vertical main tap root and horizontal subsidiary rhizomes being used.
		Licorice is known mostly as a confectionery flavouring, especially Licorice Allsorts or Pontefract cakes.
		The sticks of licorice essence may be dissolved in hot water and drunk as a tisane and the roots may flavour fruit juices, syrups and for flavouring drinks like sambuca and beers like Guinness.
	www.theepicentre.com /Spices/licorice.html (508 words)

	Licorice - Glycyrrhiza glabra
		Licorice was always harvested from the wild until the first European plantings of the herb were established almost a thousand years ago.
		Licorice stick is the sweet, earthy- flavored underground stem of the plant, which may travel up to twenty feet from the main root.
		Licorice is used in many Chinese herbal prescriptions as a guide drug to enhance the activity of other ingredients, reduce toxicity, as well as improve flavor.
	www.stevenfoster.com /education/monograph/licorice.html (2177 words)

	Wild Licorice
		Licorice (often spelled "liquorice" in ancient herbals) is a member of the legume family, whose cousins include beans, peas and the herb broom.
		Licorice is a popular remedy for cough, some complications of tuberculosis, and chest complaints in general, such as bronchitis.
		Licorice is considered ideal for patients who are dehydrated or thin, but not for people with swelling, pregnant women in the last trimester, or people who are overweight because of water retention.
	www.holoweb.com /cannon/wildd.htm (933 words)

	Herbal Information Center - Licorice - Herbs
		Licorice is a perennial herb native to southern Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean.
		Licorice is the second most prescribed herb in China followed by ginseng, it is suggested for treatment of the spleen, liver and kidney.
		Licorice is an effective remedy for throat irritations, lung congestion, and bronchitis.
	www.kcweb.com /herb/licorice.htm (567 words)

	licorice
		Licorice exerts a soothing action on the muscosal surfaces of the GI tract, and is frequently used to help these tissues heal.
		Licorice root is used to remove buildup of toxic metabolic substances in the body as it increases the liver's ability to filter out these wastes.
		Licorice components have been found to exert a positive effect on the course of several adrenal insufficiencies, even in Addison's Disease, which is characterized by near total adrenal exhaustion (41).
	www.hepatitiscfree.com /licorice.html (743 words)

	Licorice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Licorice is the second most prescribed herb in China followed by ginseng, it is suggested for dealing with the spleen, liver and kidney.
		Licorice is thought to be an effective to soothe throat, lung, and bronchial membranes.
		Licorice is also widely used in medicines to mask bitter tastes and also to prevent pills from sticking together.
	www.symmcorp.com /info/licorice.htm (550 words)

	Licorice - Herbal Encyclopedia
		European licorice is the root of a member of the pea family native to Eurasia.
		Licorice is considered expectorant, diuretic, antiinflammatory, and soothing to irritated mucous membranes; it is used in the treatment of inflamed lungs, as well as for gastric and duodenal ulcers.
		Licorice is available as whole, sliced, and cut-and-sifted root; in powdered form as capsules and tablets; and as tinctures, extracts, and standardized products.
	allnatural.net /herbpages/licorice.shtml (551 words)

	Alternative Medicine - Herbs, Yoga and Nutritional Supplements - Health And Age
		Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a flavorful herb that has been used in food and medicinal remedies for thousands of years.
		In one study, licorice root fluid extract was used to treat 100 patients with stomach ulcers (of which 86 had not improved from conventional medication) for 6 weeks.
		Licorice roots are brown on the outside and yellow on the inside.
	www.healthandage.com /html/res/com/ConsHerbs/Licoricech.html (2663 words)

	Alternative Medicine - Licorice Root - Herbal Health Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Licorice is one of the mainstays of traditional Chinese medicine, and has also been used for over 3,000 years as a tonic to rejuvenate the heart and spleen, and as a treatment for ulcers, cold symptoms, and skin disorders.
		Licorice Root is a time-honored remedy for arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory properties; it stimulates the production of two natural steroids: cortisone and aldosterone.
		All in all licorice is a very impressive herb that is well supported by medical research and clinical data.
	www.metromkt.net /viable/1licoric.shtml (601 words)

	Licorice Root from Nature's Sunshine - Adrenal Support
		Licorice root has been used by traditional herbalists as a general tonic and for respiratory support.
		Licorice is included in most Chinese herb combinations to balance the other herbs and to promote vitality.
		Licorice Root is to the adrenals what a nice soaking in a tub of hot water followed up with a hand Swedish massage is to tired, aching muscles and joints.
	www.theherbsplace.com /licorice.html (820 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Licorice
		Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, is a purple and white flowering perennial, native of the Mediterranean region and central and southwest Asia.
		Licorice is a liver tonic and is used as an anti-inflammatory medicine, useful in the treatment of arthritis.
		Licorice taken in its natural form, such as chewing the root, may mitigate the side effect of water retention because of the high presence of the plant constituent asparagine.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0000/ai_2603000078 (1041 words)

	Liquorice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Liquorice is grown as a root crop mainly in southern Europe.
		Very little commercial liquorice is grown in North America, where it is replaced as a native species by the related American Licorice (G.
		Liquorice extract is produced by boiling liquorice root and subsequently evaporating most of the water (in fact, the word 'liquorice' is derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'sweet root').
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Licorice (422 words)

	licorice Consumer Drug Information
		The use of licorice at high doses (over 50 g per day) and/ or for longer than 6 weeks may cause low blood levels of potassium, high blood levels of sodium, water retention, increased blood pressure, heart problems, and blood problems.
		Licorice is also known as liquorice, American licorice, Spanish licorice, Russian licorice, sweet root, and Glycyrrhiza glabra.
		Licorice has been used to loosen congestion that may occur due to a cough or cold, and to treat and prevent inflammation and/ or ulceration of the stomach.
	www.drugs.com /MTM/licorice.html (1602 words)

	John Uri Lloyd, 1929: Licorice (picking and processing it in Turkey) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The history of Smyrna licorice is briefly given as follows: Over half a century ago, a traveler recently returned from Turkey, in a lecture before a London audience, referred to the enormous growth of licorice in the valleys of the Meander and Hermus in Asia Minor.
		Ploughboy in the licorice valley of the Hermus.
		Licorice paste is of a dark—nearly fl—color, has a slightly licorice odor and a lingering, intensely sweet taste.
	www.ibiblio.org /herbmed/eclectic/lloyd-licorice.html (1785 words)

	Licorice Root
		Licorice Root (Glandular) has a long history of use by cultures throughout the world, including the Greeks, Egyptians, Chinese and Hindus.
		Licorice was so valued in ancient Egypt that even King Tutankhamen was buried with a supply.
		Licorice is widely used as a flavoring, not only for candy (although most modern licorice candies are flavored with anise) but also in cough drops, syrups, tonics and laxatives.
	www.1001herbs.com /licoriceroot (332 words)

	Licorice research Update by Ray Sahelian, M.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Licorice could be considered an adjuvant therapy of hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome.
		The aim of this study was to test the effect of compounds of the licorice isoflavan and isoflavene groups, subclasses of the flavonoids family, on serotonin re-uptake and to compare the results with the effect of other known phytoestrogens like genistein and daidzein to relate the activity of these compounds to their structure.
		Licorice extract supplementation also reduced systolic blood pressure by 10%, which was sustained during the placebo consumption.ONCLUSIONS: Dietary consumption of licorice-root extract by hypercholesterolemic patients may act as a moderate hypocholesterolemic nutrient and a potent antioxidant agent and, hence against cardiovascular disease.
	www.raysahelian.com /licorice.html (2515 words)

	AllRefer.com - licorice, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		Since early times the root has been used medicinally (for coughs and as a laxative); it is used also in brewing, for confectionery, and for flavoring (e.g., in some tobacco).
		The licorice plant, a perennial with blue pealike blossoms, is cultivated chiefly in the Middle East.
		Licorice is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/licorice.html (192 words)

	Profile - Licorice
		Edgar Cayce recommended licorice primarily for its healing effects on the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines.
		Licorice was mentioned in 63 readings with peak utilization in 1922 (13 readings).
		With the rhubarb and licorice we add the active principle to the mucous membrane itself in the upper intestines, giving off more of the properties used as a lining to the intestinal tract.
	www.meridianinstitute.com /echerb/Files/1licoric.html (271 words)

	CD Baby: JULIAN TULIP'S LICORICE: SULK - from jettblack
		Combining immersive lyrics with dynamic and beautiful musical arrangement, Julian Tulip's Licorice is bringing melancholic pop into a realm of new possibilities and reinvention while continuously taking the esoteric steps required to introduce a solid collection of records to the world.
		Licorice was up first and due to other band members having pre-existing engagements, we were treated to Julian Tulip — solo.
		Overall — Julian Tulip of Licorice was amazing live — with careful attention to annunciation and an out of the ordinary emphasis on certain syllables, he was a poet in a cyber whirlwind of dark emotions created on his keyboards.
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	licorice on Encyclopedia.com
		Licorice: A rainbow of variety; Licorice flavors, as well as types, have increased rapidly in recent years and show no signs of slowing.
		Licorice's double life: preventing cancer, raising blood pressure.
		The house and surrounding scene is composed of Kit-Kats, licorice, wheat crackers and, of course, gingerbread.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/l1/licorice.asp (579 words)

	licorice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Licorice is often added to herbal blends because its distinctive, sweet taste is a good way to conceal the bitterness of the other herbs.
		In the 1800s, licorice extract was a common remedy for a type of persistent fatigue known as neurasthenia, the condition now known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
		Licorice also fights the virus commonly responsible for hepatitis, and supplies valuable antioxidant compounds that help maintain the overall health of the liver.
	www.wholehealthmd.com /refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,801,00.html (1931 words)

	Licorice
		Licorice derivatives have been used to cleanse the colon, relieve bronchitis (increase fluidity of mucus), kill staph and strep infections, control Candida, relieve rheumatism and arthritis (inflammatory disorders), promote adrenal gland function, and stimulate the production of interferon.
		Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) may prevent ulcers by increasing the number of mucus secreting cells in the digestive tract.
		Licorice is available in the following forms: peeled root, unpeeled dried root, powdered root, and liquid and dry extracts.
	www.spineuniverse.com /displayarticle.php/article1071.html (325 words)

	Database Entry: Licorice - Glycyrrhiza glabra, Licorice - Glycyrrhiza glabra, Licorice - Glycyrrhiza glabra
		Licorice is known to exhibit many pharmacological actions, including estrogenic, aldosterone-like; anti-inflammatory (cortisol-like); antiallergic; antibacterial, antiviral; and anti-Trichomonas; antihepatotoxic; anticonvulsive; choleretic; anticancer; expectorant; and antitussive activities.
		"Licorice can be recommended for just about everybody, for male and female alike, young and old, well or sick.
		The amazing anti-inflammatory actions of licorice root extend to the entire surface area of the body, both outside and inside.
	www.rain-tree.com /licorice.htm (1011 words)

	TREATMENTS -- CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) -- TREATMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Since licorice is effective in CFS mainly because it potentiates the action of cortisol, you must certainly realize that licorice can worsen depression.
		Licorice might be harmful in other, albeit similar conditions, therefore, a correct diagnosis is absolutely essential before beginning my therapy.
		In conclusion, my original therapy (licorice dissolved in milk) can be adapted to CFS patients with lactose intolerance by replacing milk with sugar solutions, as long as they have the same volume, caloric concentration, and sodium content of whole milk.
	www.deafwhale.com /cfs/baschetti.html (2730 words)

	Licorice Increases Blood Pressure
		In a study by researchers in Iceland, it was found that eating even small amounts of licorice each day causes a noticeable increase in blood pressure.
		The volunteers were divided into three groups, each of which were given different amounts of licorice to eat, ranging from 50g a day (about the size of a few jellybeans) to 200g.
		Those who ate 50g of licorice a day had an average increase of 3.5mmHg, while those who ate 200g per day had an average increase of 14 mmHg.
	www.ast-ss.com /research/breaking/b-r_7-6-00.asp (313 words)

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