A 49-year-old female physician presented with peripheral edema, weight gain and relative hypertension caused by the consumption of licorice candy cigars containing glycyrrhizic acid (GZA) found in natural licorice extract. Although the patient's response to GZA resolved spontaneously, emergency physician awareness of the toxic effects of natural licorice extract may avert symptom progression in...

BACKGROUND Glycyrrhiza (licorice) an herb, which has medicinal value and was used in ancient times as a remedy for a great diversity of ailments and sweetener. Roots of Glycyrrhiza contain a high concentration of saponin and glycyrrhizin, which are supposed to be sweetening agents. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of aqueous and alcoholic licorice root extract against Streptococ...

helicobacter pylori is the causative agent of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. eradication of h. pylori is hard to achieve and often require multiple antibiotics regimens. these regimens are quite expensive and have substantial side effects. licorice is a traditional drug which is frequently used for gastric discomforts in iran. the susceptibility of h. pylori to the extract of licorice has ...

Licorice has been used in Chinese folk medicine for the treatment of various disorders. Licorice has the biological capabilities of detoxication, antioxidation, and antiinfection. In this study, we evaluated the antihepatotoxic effect of licorice aqueous extract (LE) on the carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver injury in a rat model. Hepatic damage, as reveled by histology and the increas...

a 42-d trial with 400 unsexed broiler chicks (cobb 500) was conducted to study the effects of licorice (glycyrrhizaglabra) extract and an antibiotic-lincomycin- on performance abdominal fat and weights of selected internal organs, blood metabolites immunity system response. the feeding program consisted of a starter diet (1-21) d of age and a grower diet (22-42) d of age. chicks were randomly a...

in this research, anti-microbial activity of ethanolic extract of licorice root against food spoilage microorganisms (lactobacillus delbrueckii, leuconostocmesenteroides, candida krusei, saccharomyces cerevisiae) in an orange flavored carbonated soft drink was investigated. the mic and mbc of extract against lactobacillus delbrueckii was 0.7 mg/ml and 0.8 mg/ml respectively, and against leucono...

Licorice (Glycyrrhizaglabra L) is an important herb used in almost all systems of medicine. The author tries to present in this article a comprehensive review on all aspects of Licorice.

Licorice is commonly used as a cure for digestive disorders and as a detoxification agent in East Asia. This study investigated the protective effect of licorice water extract against cadmium (CdCl(2), Cd)-induced liver toxicity in rats. To induce acute toxicity, Cd (4 mg/kg body weight) was dissolved in normal saline and intravenously (i.v.) injected into rats. The rats then received either a ...

tion of smooth muscle through the action of the enteric nerve system. Clinically, pain caused by gastrointestinal spasms is generally treated with drugs that induce smooth muscle relaxation. Shakuyakukanzoto (Shaoyao-Gancao-tang, an aqueous extract of a mixture of Paeoniae Radix and Glycyrrhizae Radix) and Kanzoto (an aqueous extract of Glycyrrhizae Radix) have been used clinically to relieve g...

Helicobacter pylori is the causative agent of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. Eradication of H. pylori is hard to achieve and often require multiple antibiotics regimens. These regimens are quite expensive and have substantial side effects. Licorice is a traditional drug which is frequently used for gastric discomforts in Iran. The susceptibility of H. pylori to the extract of licorice has ...