Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is an herb, native to southern Europe and parts of Asia, with a long history of ...

The main component in black licorice is glycyrrhizin. This sweet compound is found in licorice root. Glycyrrhizin causes potassium levels to temporarily drop if you consume it in high amounts.

Its characteristic flavour comes from the chemical compound glycyrrhizin, which is much sweeter than table sugar. As tasty as it may be (many people can't stand it though), overconsumption of ...

With nearly 300 bioactive compounds, the main bioactive compound glycyrrhizin, which forms the basis of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. Nevertheless, the multiple ...

Licorice root also comes in pill form or as a liquid extract, and it can be found with glycyrrhizin (the main, sweet-tasting compound in licorice) removed. Some research suggests that glycyrrhizin may ...

1 Department of Nephrology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 2 Department of Nephrology, Shaanxi Provincial Second People’s Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Aims: This study ...

1 School of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China 2 Frontier Research Initiative, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan ...

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