Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Also Known As
English: bear medicine, Canby's licorice root, Colorado cough root, empress of the dark forest, Indian root, licorice root, loveroot, mountain carrot, mountain ginseng, nipo, osha, oshala, Porter's licorice root, Porter's lovage, Scottish licorice root, wild lovage
French: liveche ecossise, persil de mer (L. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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 When the softened licorice root is cool enough to hold comfortably in the hand, give it to the child to suck on. Keep the dried licorice root in a labeled jar with a tight-fitting lid, away from children. Discard any unused root after 6 months.
Application: Give a child with a hoarse throat softened licorice root once each day in the morning or afternoon to suck on for as long as he or she wishes. Remember that licorice root is slightly stimulating and a mild laxative, so it should be eaten only in the morning or early afternoon. The hoarse throat usually disappears after 2 days. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Cardamom icing:
1 cup coconut cream butter Va cup hot water
2 tablespoons cardamom
% teaspoon licorice root powder pinch Himalayan or Celtic salt pinch stevia
Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high speed, to a smooth and spreadable consistency. White licorice icing:
% cup coconut cream butter
3 tablespoons hot water
% teaspoon licorice root powder pinch Himalayan or Celtic salt pinch stevia
Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high speed, to a smooth and pourable consistency. Building the bars:
To the blended cream, add the whole seeds. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 NOTE: Don't confuse real licorice root—a medicinal food and herb—with most common licorice candy, much of which is really made with anise and has virtually no real licorice root content. You can find "real licorice" candy, and it's delicious—but you have to look for it carefully. worth knowing
Because the active ingredient in licorice works in ways similar to the hormones of the adrenal glands, it is a double-edged sword. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 The ingredients in the Adrenal Boost formula are vitamin C, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, deglycerized licorice root, Mexican wild yam root, schizandra berry, Eleutherococcus senticosus root, stinging nettle leaf, trimethylglycine, special plant cellulose, natural silica, vegetable stearate, and magnesium stearate. I recommend that people dealing with chronic (long-term) stress take one capsule every morning and every night if they need it.
You should not take Adrenal Boost, however, if you have high blood pressure, because licorice root can elevate blood pressure. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 Vi ounce whole licorice root I/3 ounce fresh ginger root
Put the ginseng and 8 cups of the water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for one hour. Add the licorice root and ginger root and the remaining 2 cups cold water. Bring the tea to a boil again, reduce heat, and simmer for thirty minutes and strain. Serve in small cups. Serves 7-10.
David Winston's Revitalizing Ginseng Soup
The soup can be made with any number of vegetables or meats. Winston prefers chicken, but beef, pork, or salmon can be used. |
David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG
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| Licorice Lollipops6
1 five-inch-long piece licorice root
2 tablespoons honey 1 cup water
Place the licorice root, honey, and water in a covered pot; bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. (Omit the honey if you use Chinese licorice.) Strain out the herb and set it aside to cool. Keep the licorice tea to drink, or discard if you wish. When the softened licorice root is cool enough to hold comfortably in the hand, give it to the child to suck on. Keep the dried licorice root in a labeled jar with a tight-fitting lid, away from children. Discard any unused root after 6 months. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| It's known for its soothing effect on inflamed mucous membranes. licorice root, when mixed with water or used in cough drops, soothes mucous membranes like those found in the throat, lung, and bronchial tubes. (When I was a kid, my mom would give me Smith Brothers licorice cough drops at the first sign of a cough.) According to the Materia Medica, licorice root is also used for urinary tract irritation, adrenal fatigue and exhaustion, immune-deficient states, allergies, liver disorders, and detoxification. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 The plant extracts (none of which are truly "holistic") include mulberry and licorice root, which have limited research concerning theit ability to affect hyperpigmentation. This ends up being a gimmicky, excessively packaged kit for the money, and it is no match for an effective skin-lightening product with hydroquinone or even an effecrive concentration of stabilized vitamin C.
© $$$ Intensive Holistic Lightener ($50for 0. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| There is 2 to 9 percent glycyrrhizin in licorice root. The de-glycyrrhizined root extract has a maximum of 3 percent glycyrrhizin in it. co m o
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Look up any nutritional textbook and you're sure to find an entry for olive oil, with a massive number of references touting its health properties. Strangely, you don't see as much good press for the lovely little olive from which the oil comes.
You should. It's a great healthy little fruit, and the source of many life-giving compounds. Olives are an ancient food, and olive trees have been around since at least 3,000 B.C.E. |
| But candy confections aside, real licorice root is a serious food and a potent herb and has real health benefits.
Licorice is a perennial herb native to southern Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean. The herb is extensively cultivated in Russia, Spain, Iran, and India. Licorice is one of the most popular and widely consumed herbs in the world. Ancient cultures on every continent have used licorice, with the first recorded use by the Egyptians in the third century B.C.E. The Egyptians and the Greeks recognized the licorice herb's benefits in treating coughs and lung d lsease. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 Production: licorice root consists of the peeled and unpeeled, dried roots and stolons of Glycyrrhiza glabra. Licorice juice is the extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Here I see one ingredient is Chinese licorice root. It's funny, because I think we've done six or seven articles in the last year on licorice root, and new evidence, even in the Western world, shows that it's a blood sugar-stabilizing herb.
St. Clair: Yes, definitely.
Mike: I think cinnamon was in some of that research, as well.
St. Clair: Yes. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| According to the Materia Medica, licorice root is also used for urinary tract irritation, adrenal fatigue and exhaustion, immune-deficient states, allergies, liver disorders, and detoxification. The Japanese use a licorice preparation to control hepatitis, not surprising since the Materia Medica suggests that it is particularly good for conditions in which the patient needs immune system support and has abnormally high liver enzymes (mononucleosis, hepatitis). It is also a wonderful herb for chronic fatigue syndrome. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 Herbal Supplements
Licorice Root
Extracts of licorice root have shown great promise for individuals suffering from hepatitis. A component of licorice known as glycyrrhizin appears to have an anti-viral action, as well as a direct protective effect on the liver.
An injectable form of glycyrrhizin known as Stronger Neo-Minophagen C (SNMC) has been used widely in Japan to treat hepatitis. In one study, 133 patients with chronic hepatitis received 40 ml of SNMC or a placebo intravenously, daily for 40 days. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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| Anti-irritants include substances such as allantoin, aloe, bisabolol, burdock root, chamomile extract, glyc-yrrhetinic acid, grape extract, green tea, licorice root, vitamin C, white willow, willow bark, willowherb, and many, many more. Their benefit for skin should be strongly considered because they are that rare thing—a case where too much of a good thing is better!
EMOLLIENTS
For those with truly dry skin—that is, where the dryness is not caused by irritating or drying skin-care products—emollients provide lubricating ingredients that are critical for making skin feel hydrated. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| Potassium deficiency can be adversely affected by using the drug in combination with thiazide diuretics, corticosteroids and licorice root.
Pregnancy: Use during pregnancy or while breast feeding only after consulting a physician.
Children: The drug is not to be administered to children under 12 years of age.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: For internal use, comminuted drug is used for infusions, decoctions, cold macerations or elixirs. The drug is contained in purgative, metabolic, liver, gallbladder, and gastrointestinal teas. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Botanical Formula I
Red clover: 1 oz Dandelion root: 1V2 oz Licorice root: 1 oz Goldenseal: Vz oz
Botanical Formula II
Thuja: 1 oz Echinacea: IV2 oz Goldenseal root: Vz oz Ligusticum: 1 oz
Sample Treatment Plan for ASC-US
See the Resources section for information on the contents of and resources for the suppositories and other products included in these treatment plans. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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| Please use 2 grams of ground or powdered licorice root twice daily. However, there is a precaution—have your blood pressure checked regularly. It's not common, but licorice in large quantities can lead to sodium retention, potassium loss, and elevated blood pressure."
"That should be easy enough to track. Anything else?"
"Vitamin C and licorice root are just the beginning. There's also a beneficial effect from extra vitamin B]2> folic acid, silymarin, Phylbinthus amarus, and even whole-liver extract." I added them to the list.
"I think I know what vitamin B12 and folic acid are. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 And if you have, you've probably gone on the inevitable quest to find something— anything—that will make it go away: licorice root, homeopathic medicines, vitamin megadoses, avoiding the sun, and any technique that reduces stress. They're all good and can help control an outbreak when it happens. But for true prevention you may want to consider some immune-enhancing strategies, and you might especially want to consider lysine.
Enter the Herpes Slayer
Lysine, an amino acid, has had a reputation as a first-line defense against herpes for a long time. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Potassium deficiency can be increased by the simultaneous use of thiazide diuretics, corticosteroids, and licorice root.
Pregnancy: Not to be used during pregnancy or while nursing. overdosage
The intake of large quantities of the fresh berries could lead to European cholera or kidney irritation. The question of the increase in probability of developing colonic carcinomas following long-term administration of anthracene drugs has not yet been fully clarified. Recent studies show no connection between the administration of anthracene drugs and the frequency of carcinoma of the colon. |
| The man had been consuming tea flavored with 100 g of natural licorice root containing 2.3% glycyrrhizic acid daily for three years. In addition to hypokalemia, his blood pressure was high and metabolic alkalosis was present. Treatment included intravenous potassium chloride. Two weeks later, all symptoms resolved (Lin et al, 2003).
Ocular: A case series of five patients who had ingested 0.25 to 2 pounds of licorice each reported visual disturbances. |
| Antiulcer Effects: licorice root contains several antiulcer components. Original research focused on glycyrrhetinic acid until it was demonstrated that deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) root extracts were actually more effective and without side effects (Wilson, 1972). Licorice has protective effects against gastric ulcers induced by aspirin (Dehpour, 1994). Licorice increased the rate of mucous secretion by gastric mucosa (Bradley, 1992). Licorice has the ability to release endogenous secretin, which is a potential mediator of the antiulcer actions (Shiratori, 1986). |
| Antioxidant Effects: Seven compounds with antioxidant properties were found in an acetone extract of licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra). In an assay of antioxidant activity using an aqueous free-radical generator, vitamin E showed no antioxidant activity, while equimolar amounts of all licorice components except formononetin protected LDL from oxidation 65% to 85% (Vaya et al, 1997). In comparison with placebo, an ethanolic extract of licorice free of glycyrrhizinic acid reduced the rate of ex vivo oxidation of LDL isolated from plasma of healthy men. |
Marshall Editions
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 For example, licorice root, purple coneflower root, and osha root may all fight food poisoning stemming from infections. Tinctures of these roots can be taken several times a day during the acute phase of food poisoning.
Berberine: This alkaloid has been studied for its ability to combat gastrointestinal infections, and could also be useful for food poisoning. Berberine is found in goldenseal q root, but due to the threatened status of goldenseal in its natural habitat, this is not an ideal o source for this compound unless the manufacturer is using cultivated goldenseal. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Herbal sources include licorice root, saw palmetto, and red clover. Stigmasterol is closely related to beta-sitosterol. Soybean oil is an important source of stigmasterol and is a better source for laboratory synthesis of progesterone than is beta-sitosterol. Some herbal sources include burdock, fennel, licorice, alfalfa, anise, and sage.
The phenolic phytoestrogens are members of the flavonoids, the largest single family of plant substances, which has over 4,000 individual members. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Inhibition of lysoPAF acetyltransferase activity by components of licorice root. Biol Pharm Bull Oct;22(10):l 144-6. 1999.
Nakashima H; Matsui T; Yoshida O et al. A new anti-human immunodeficiency virus substance, glycyrrhizin sulfate; endowment of glycyrrhizin with reverse transcriptase- inhibitory activity by chemical modification. Jpn J Cancer Res Aug;78(8):767-71. 1987.
Neilsen I, Pedersen RS, Lancet 1:8389. 1984.
Norred CL & Brinker F. Potential coagulation effects of preoperative complementary and alternative medicines. Alt Ther; 7(6):58-67. 2001.
Nose M et al. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Much of the attention on licorice root has centered on its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and expectorant (promotion of the elimination of mucus from the lungs or bronchi) properties, but for menopausal symptom relief we are more interested in the estrogenic activity of some of its phytoestrogen components, including beta-sitosterol, formononetin, coumarin, and others, in particular beta-sitosterol, which is V400th as active as estradiol. |
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