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I could have sworn there was a page about the herb. But now this page appears to redirect into itself, without an edit history? Huh?
Two BBC news links articles were added. Neither is important enough to make it into this article. One referred to a case report, hardly innovative in this context (we already know that liquorice causes hypokalaemia). The other one is a piece of basic scientific research that may still sizzle out before it achieves any degree of encyclopedicity. JFW | T@lk 18:46, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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It is correct that one study (Armanini D, Bonanni G, Palermo M. Reduction of serum testosterone in men by liquorice. N Engl J Med 1999; 341: 1158.) claimed that Liquorice would lower serum testosterone significantly. This finding however could not be replicated in a follow-up study (Licorice Extract Consumption and Salivary Testosterone Concentrations, Robert A Josephs, Jennifer S Guinn, Michelle L Harper, Frederick Askari; http://www.jacemedical.com/store/testosterone.html). Armanini's study seems to be flawed. The authors of the follow-up study concluded: "Because we detected only a small reduction in testosterone, we cannot confirm that people with low libido should avoid licorice consumption [...]" MAIN ARTICLE SHOULD THEREFORE BE CORRECTED. thanks! (i'm too clumsy when it comes to editing) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.114.147.43 (talk) 17:36, 22 February 2010 (UTC)Reply
The article states that licorice is found in some soft drinks but doesn't provide examples or cite a source.
I'm just watching a BBC programme, Rough Science, which asserts that liquorice can be used in fire extinguishers as a foam enhancer. Of course I checked the Wikipedia entry and found nothing. I don't know any more than what I've seen on the TV so it doesn't seem appropriate to edit the page myself. Coconino 20:03, 9 November 2005 (UTC)Reply
Without a source it sounds like a prank :-). The building burnt down but at least it was tasty! JFW | T@lk 20:55, 9 November 2005 (UTC)Reply
There is no evidence that a Alvin Hosenfeld has ever existed, so this must be deleted from the main article. Politis 19:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)Reply
You have proof that there is no Alvin Hosenfeld anywhere in this world ?
Proof is a two way street not just for your convenience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.140.132 (talk) 09:20, 17 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
The article states: "In continental Europe, however, far stronger, saltier, candies are preferred". This seems a quite ridiculous statement to my European self. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.30.252.42 (talk • contribs) .
My mom has always said that too much licorice will make you suffer a heart attack, but this article doesn't mention anything on the matter. Truth? Old wives' tale? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.52.235.98 (talk • contribs) .
This article needs cleaning up for sure. "(more than 2 mg/kg/day of pure glycyrrhizinic acid, a liquorice component)" there is a huge difference between 2 mg and 2 Kg so which is it ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.140.132 (talk) 09:24, 17 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
Milligram per Kilogram ? 1000000mg makes 1kg. You would never state it as mg per kg per day. e.g. 500000.0mg is 0.5kg, you either go with mg or kg not both. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.140.132 (talk) 03:17, 14 June 2016 (UTC)Reply
I read or heard somewhere that licorice can be a female aphrodisiac. Any comment on that?
Hear is a quote off of Men's Health Magazine--"Black licorice has been shown to speed up her genital bloodflow by 40 percent". I have no idea if this is true, but at least it has a good flavor for her to increase her libido.
Search results are dynamic, so if you would like to refer to the results, you should archive the results page using WebCite (or similar) and refer to the static page generated. Mike.lifeguard 01:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)Reply
Do people have an opinion of the liquorice international link in the external links section? I'm equivocal about including it. It's got a lot of different types of liquorice, but is trying to sell them. WLU 22:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
All but two of the cases where licorice has resulted in hypertension have occurred from people overindulging in Panda concentrated licorice candies. Unlike conventional licorice twists which may contain very little licorice, Panda is a solid extract of the herb. There are two reported cases where hypertension was caused by drinking over four cups of strong licorice tea a day. I belong to an association of herbalists where all cases were vetted, and although I do not have the references at hand, you would be hard pressed to find actual case studies of hypertension except those I have cited. Ksvaughan2 05:53, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
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The liquorice affects the liver and prevent absorbtion of potassium which is essential for healthy blood and heart. Fleur Black in West Yorkshire had a nasty liver problem from chewing the liquorice root at th rate of 2-3 roots per day. After a few days she noticed headaches, hypertension, sudden weight gain and edema of her legs. Ceasing chewing the root and eating tomato paste and banans as a quick source of potassium saw her lose about 7pounds/3.5kg of fluid over the course of 5 days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurblack (talk • contribs) 20:37, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
A beverage that does not have the ingredient "Camellia sinensis" is not "tea". The correct term for other such beverages is an "infusion" or a "brew". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.140.132 (talk) 09:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
Citation needed.2A02:8070:E284:B100:A9E9:737:36AF:4548 (talk) 16:09, 26 October 2019 (UTC)Reply
Is Licorice a good lightening agent ?Have heard that it help lighten dark lips —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.91.193.5 (talk) 06:34, 30 January 2007 (UTC). I doubt it. I am an herbalist and have never heard of this. Besides, it concentrates down to a black color. Ksvaughan2 05:54, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
This might be due to the effect of lowering ACTH (by inhibiting breakdown of cortisol), which also lowers melanocortin which causes skin-darkening. But I wouldn't expect a melanocortin effect except in cases of severe adrenal insufficiency, and I wouldn't expect licorice to be of much help there. Except in those extreme cases where ACTH would be very high, I wouldn't think licorice could have enough inhibitory effect on ACTH/melanocortin to make any difference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.9.143.237 (talk) 13:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
Well I've eaten a lot of liquorice (root and candy), and read some about it, and I'm extremely skeptical that it turns your stool green, so I took that part out. Prove me wrong, kids. sNkrSnee | t.p. 06:36, 9 October 2007 (UTC)Reply
I am in my fifties, and have been a lover of liquorice for many, many years. I thought that it was a known fact that eating liquorice turns your stool green. It happens to me every time I over indulge in the stuff (mainly liquorice ropes). It may not actually be the liquorice, but some filler that is added; but, whatever it is, my stools are definitely (dark) green. 97.115.253.117 (talk) 17:40, 16 August 2008 (UTC)Reply
I removed the claim that the culinary use of liquorice was "invented" in PontefractinYorkshire. The article referenced did not make that claim at all, only that it was known there in the middle ages. Liquorice was used for thousands of years before that, although the use of -candy- is more recent. But the claim that "culinary use" of -anything- was invented somewhere is at best bothersome. If there is better proof of where culinary use of liquorice was "invented", then perhaps it can be integrated in the article, but in practice such claims are normally unsupportable. Mahjongg 11:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)Reply
In Yorkshire liquorice is often called "Spanish" because it was Spanish monks that brought the plant to the region, somewhere around Pontefract. I have heard Pontefract liquorice being called "Franks" in Yorkshire, not sure if that is Frank the Spanish currency or that the Pontefract has a frank as in a seal. Even the name Pontefract is unusual in that area due to the Danish Viking history of the region. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.140.132 (talk) 08:33, 17 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
This plant is in Category:Poisonous plants, but the only mention of its toxicity is from overdosing on large amounts of a concentrated extract. It seems misleading. I'm going to go ahead and remove it. Indeterminate (talk) 05:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
1,160,000 Google hits Liquorice, 4,900,000 hits Licorice.
Anyway, at the moment the article has loads of instances of both spellings and that looks stupid. It should be one thing or the other. 82.20.44.6 (talk) 19:56, 26 May 2009 (UTC)Reply
It is a common error in both America and the UK to think that it is the same language. The UK invented the language by taking it from mostly other Latin based languages but America just corrupts the English language. e.g in America everything is "Awesome" "Gourmet" "Unique" "Tactical" "Spicy". These words really have no meaning anymore and are just hollow buzz words used by marketing. Another example is calling everything tea even when there is no Camellia sinensis in the beverage.
Spelling is not the same and pronunciation is also different. America uses the letter Z way more and ough way less, colonized rather than colonised, color rather than colour, Thro rather than through etc. Both are correct in their own environment.
(The French call liquorice "réglisse", German "Lakritze", Spanish "regaliz", Vietnamese "cam thảo", Chinese『甘草』etc.)
Only 100 gm. is the limit: The European Commission 2008 report suggested that “people should not consume any more than 100mg of glycyrrhizic acid a day, for it can raise blood pressure or cause muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, headaches or swelling, and lower testosterone levels in men.” Haribo, manufacturer of Pontefract cake, stated: “Haribo advises, as with any other food, liquorice products should be eaten in moderation.” Meanwhile, a 56-year-old Yorkshire woman was hospitalized on June, 2008, after liquorice overdose ( 200 grams a day)," which caused her muscle failure. The hospital restored her potassium levels, by intravenous drip and tablets, relieving her after 4 days.news.bbc.co.uk, Woman 'overdoses' on liquorice--Florentino floro (talk) 11:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)Reply
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I would appreciate it if someone could add the information as to why licorice candy is traditionally black and why the word is pronounced (sometimes if not most of the time) with a final sh sound. DBlomgren (talk) 20:36, 16 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
The licorice confectionary page has why licorice (the candy) is black, but I wouldn't have thought to look there for it, myself. Its because molasses is added. I'm too lazy to go editing this page more than I already have though, but considering how often I'm changing these wiki pages I'm coming across I should get an account or something and stop being some kind of anonymous wikipedia editing trivia pedant. 121.45.47.118 (talk) 10:53, 13 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
Licorice extract appears black due to the dark brown color made by the naturally occurring iodine content. The candy form is often dyed with "food coloring" to make it "more appealing to the consumer".
I want to edit the top section of this article as it only lists Licorice as being the species Glycyrrhiza glabra but there are other species of licorice too such as Glycyrrhiza uralensis and im concerned that readers might get misinformation as a lot of the main body is only relevant to Glycyrrhiza glabra. I will go ahead with the edit and add information regarding Glycyrrhiza uralensis and Glycyrrhiza lepidota unless anybody has any opposition to me adding the edit?Severina123 (talk) 15:33, 30 January 2010 (UTC)Reply
wtf is a 'vinam' or 'anti-vinam compound'? the only google results point to this article and exact copies regarding licorice or Glycyrr acid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.91.131 (talk) 03:08, 28 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
I notice a merge of Liquorice root into Liquorice was proposed a couple of weeks ago. It looks like a good idea to me. Any objections, or shall I go ahead and do it? Thomas Kluyver (talk) 21:39, 10 July 2010 (UTC)Reply
I've merged the content (which was largely about its use in traditional Chinese medicine) into Glycyrrhiza glabra, the Chinese species, but I've made Liquorice root redirect to here. Thomas Kluyver (talk) 23:06, 20 July 2010 (UTC) In UK we get liquorice root from Syria and Turkey although there was a flourishing local growing of it around the liquorice allsorts factory in West Yorkshire, UK. Chewing this root gives a greater intake of the active compounds than the diluted coumpounds used in sweets which are mainly sugar and starch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurblack (talk • contribs) 20:40, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 23:05, 8 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
The point is that we aren't going to take sides when it comes to differences between English in Australia versus English in Canada. We leave spellings as they are, because otherwise we'll be embroiled in months of debate over countless articles that happen to have been written by English speakers in India, or Kenya, or any other country where English is one of the predominant languages spoken. In this case, the article was originally written about "Liquorice", so we're not going to change the spelling to "Licorice", because that would be favoring American English over British English.
Does that make it any more clear? -GTBacchus(talk) 06:17, 8 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
I don't know; maybe someone else can explain it better. My inclination is to leave well enough alone. How does the saying go... "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". This ain't broke. -GTBacchus(talk) 14:29, 8 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Anethole is not the primary compound producing the scent of unadulterated liquorice. Anethole accounts for about 0% to 1.3% of total volatiles in Glycyrrhiza glabra root (2.9% in G. inflata.) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02927.x/abstract
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf60214a042
As a contrast, Fennel volatiles are 60% to 78% anethole.
http://www.revistafarmacia.ro/20101/issue12010art05.pdf--Nomen ambiguum (talk) 15:51, 21 December 2012 (UTC)Reply
Reliable references are missing. It is difficult to believe that 90% of all liquorice will be used as tobacco additive. --Shisha-Tom (talk) 17:10, 3 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
The following words were recently added to the article by an apparently new editor Matterofthemind: "Licorice is a clear liquid (Not black)The black in so-named licorice candy and confectionary is 'Lamp Black' or soot. Licorice is more often black in candy but there are clear hard candies as well. The well known 'TWIZZLERS' regularly sold in Red, Green and black are Strawberry Twizzlers, Peppermint Twizzlers and Licorice Twizzlers respectively. The soot or lamp black in Licorice candy when consumed and over indulged in will increase ones blood pressure. The Soot or Lamp black and not the licorice is the active source of increased blood pressure. Licorice extract mixed with water (Small drops in a glass of water) will cure 85% of those with peptic ulcers. The source; THE FOOD ADDITIVES BOOK. Authors; Nicholas Freydberg and Willis A. Gortner≠" and was removed only 4 minutes later! by User:Plantsurfer. The words, as they are, are inappropriate but reworded could be usable? thanks. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:14, 17 April 2015 (UTC)Reply
It should be pointed out that whoever added that text about Twizzlers is obviously American. Twizzlers are an American fake liquorice and, just like most American food products, they are full of artificial ingredients that are colored with toxic "food colorings" to make them more attractive to potential consumers. Licorice is naturally a brown color due to the iodine in the plant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.112.140.132 (talk) 08:52, 20 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
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Most liquorice is used as a flavouring agent for tobacco, particularly US blend cigarettes,EUROP<candy,tea..81.11.231.39 (talk) 08:53, 20 February 2016 (UTC)Reply
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The article Licorice poisoning has been created.--Stone (talk) 21:02, 14 April 2016 (UTC)Reply
Licorice interacts with a number of drugs. That includes a popular type of blood pressure medication, and diuretics. Aspirin, insulin, oral contraceptives.... I feel that should get a mention somewhere. http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb-interaction/possible-interactions-with-licorice Oakletree (talk) 21:48, 16 December 2016 (UTC)Reply
what are the growing regions of licorice? Is it only cultivated in gardens, or are the regions that it grows naturally? 96.50.165.171 (talk) 18:05, 22 January 2017 (UTC)Michael CoteReply
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I modified the discussion below because its sources are many years out of date. There is no evidence I can find that flavoring with licorice or any other popular flavor additives, like cocoa or vanilla, persist in major tobacco product manufacturing. I added a source in this revision indicating that licorice has been banned from use in US manufacturing since 2009. --Zefr (talk) 19:32, 21 December 2017 (UTC)Reply
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There is quite a bit of information in the 2013 EuroMed. Assessment report- a very brief precis:
Overall, a monograph on Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and/or Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. and/or Glycyrrhiza
uralensis Fisch., radix is recommended with the following therapeutic indications:
1) Traditional herbal medicinal product used for the relief of digestive symptoms including burning
sensation and dyspepsia.
2) Traditional herbal medicinal product used as an expectorant in cough associated with cold
Serious side effects reported following chronic use of high dose of liquorice root are: hypokalaemia and hypertension. More rarely cardiac rhythm disorders can occur. In susceptible people prolonged daily intake even of low doses of liquorice, corresponding to 80-100 mg of glycyrryzic acid, may provoke severe hypertension. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmstearn (talk • contribs) 04:03, 30 December 2018 (UTC)Reply
mention Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)? FunTruth (talk) 20:14, 28 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
Physiology need a discussion of the effects on the bowels. 119.18.1.38 (talk) 22:13, 29 March 2024 (UTC)Reply