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Liquorice, or Licorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. It has been traditionally known and used as medicine in Ayurveda for rejuvenation. The Greek physician Hippocrates (460 BC) and botanist ...

Liquorice, or Licorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. It has been traditionally known and used as medicine in Ayurveda for rejuvenation. The Greek physician Hippocrates (460 BC) and botanist ...

Licorice root extract shown to significantly reduce liver enzymes in those with chronic hepatitis C and to prevent progression to liver cirrhosis.  

good review of licorice extract biochemical effects.

Licorice root extract, also known as glycyrrhizic acid, found to quickly reduce endogenous Testosterone production in women.  The proposed mechanism is via inhibition of 17-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 17-20 Lyase.  This is a good adjuvant in the treatment of PCOS.

Licorice root extract shown to reduce liver enzymes, significantly, but modestly in those with NAFLD.  The dose was 2 g daily.  The results occurred in just 2 months.