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Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) |
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Please
review page 240 - 241 in "What's Your Menopause
Type?" See below for a list of actions and properties. |
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Actions: adaptogen, adrenal
gland alterative,
adrenocorticotropic, alexeteric, aldosterone synergist, |
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alterative, anodyne, antiallergic, antibacterial, antifungal, antihepatotoxic, anti-HIV, |
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antihypercholesterolemic,
antihyperglycemic,
anti-inflammatory(glycyrrhizin), antimicrobial, |
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antioxidant, antiphlogistic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antituberculotic,
antitumor, antitussive, |
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antiulcer, antiviral, aphrodisiac, bacteriostatic, bowel cleanser, cholagogue, cortisone or |
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ACTH-like action with less
toxic effects than cortisone or ACTH, demulcent, deodorant, depurative, |
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detoxifier, emollient, emmenagogue
(high doses), estrogenic activity, expectorant, flavoring agent, |
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galactogogue, hypertensive (glycyrrhizin), immunostimulant,
inhibits the conversion of testosterone |
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to dihydrotestosterone
resulting in higher levels of testosterone, liver alterative, mild laxative, |
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monoamine oxidase
inhibitor, pectoral, respiratory alterative, secretagogue, secretolytic, sedative, |
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spasmolytic, spleen alterative, stimulates
hydrocortisone production |
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Traditional use: abdominal pain, abscess, Addison's disease, age
spots, alcohol poisoning, |
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anorexia, arthritis,
asthma, atherosclerosis, atropine poisoning, benign prostatic
hypertrophy (BPH), |
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boil, bronchial asthma, bronchial
congestion, bronchitis, burns, cancer, candidiasis,
carbuncle, |
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catarrh, chloral hydrate
poisoning, chronic gastritis, circulatory disorders, cocaine poisoning,
colic, |
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colitis, common cold,
constipation, contact dermatitis, cough, debility, diabetes insipidus, diabetes |
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mellitus, difficulty
breathing, diphtheria, diverticulosis, dizziness,
dropsy, drug poisoning, duodenal |
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ulcer, dyspepsia,
excessive thirst, fever, gastric ulcer, gastritis, hay fever, heart
palpitation, |
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heartburn, hemorrhoids,
hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hypotension, indigestion, |
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inflammation, irritable
bowel syndrome, laryngitis, liver disorders, malaria, menopausal symptoms, |
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menstrual cramps, nausea,
peptic ulcer, pharyngitis, polyuria,
rheumatism, skin rash, snakebite, |
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sore throat, stress,
tetanus, used as an adjunct in long-term cortisone treatment which enables |
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the steroid dose and hence
the side effects to be considerably reduced, vertigo |
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