Licorice
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Licorice is the root of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. It is primarily used as a sweet flavouring, but it also has demonstrated medicinal uses. It also has a history of use in both traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine.
Uses
Theory
Evidence
- Glycyrrhizic acid, a constituent of licorice, inhibits Epstein-Barr virus infection in vitro.[1]
Costs and availability
Risks and side effects
Equilibrant
Licorice is one of the ingredients in equilibrant, a supplement developed for patients with ME/CFS.
See also
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References
- ↑ Lin, Jung-Chung; Cherng, Jaw-Ming; Hung, Man-Shan; Baltina, Lidia A.; Baltina, Lia; Kondratenko, Rimma (July 2008), "Inhibitory effects of some derivatives of glycyrrhizic acid against Epstein-Barr virus infection: structure-activity relationships", Antiviral Research, 79 (1): 6–11, doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2008.01.160, ISSN 0166-3542, PMID 18423902
