Introducing Nature's Sunshine Licorice Root ATC

 

We know this herb for its wide use as a candy flavoring, but its value goes far beyond that. The dietary use of licorice goes back several thousand years.
 
Licorice root has been used by traditional herbalists as a general tonic and for respiratory support. It also supports the liver. Licorice is included in many Chinese herb combinations to balance the other herbs. It has a reputation for helping the entire body maintain balance and promoting well-being.
 
 Licorice contains the triterpenoid saponin, glycyrrhizin.

 

Traditional herbalists use licorice root as a general tonic and for respiratory support. It also supports the liver. Most Chinese herb combinations use licorice to balance the other herbs and to promote vitality. It has a reputation for helping the entire body maintain balance (particularly helpful to women who menstruate) and for promoting well-being.

 

• Supports the adrenal glands.
• Provides lymphatic energy.
• Supports the liver and proper sugar balance.

 

 

• Licorice is said to have antispasmodic, antiinflammatory, anti-allergic, laxative, and soothing properties.
• In Chinese medicine, licorice is used for sore throats, abdominal pain, ulcers, bronchial asthma, infectious hepatitis, neonatal jaundice,
malaria, tuberculosis, sores, abscesses, food poisoning,diabetes,and contact dermatitis.

• In vitro, several components of licorice have anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and antiasthmatic actions. • In vitro liver-protective activity has been reported for some of licorice’s active components.
• Several studies have shown anti-ulcer effects of various components in licorice.
• Licorice has been used in cough and cold preparations as an expectorant.
• Soothes sore, hoarse throat.
• Helps fight bacterial, fungal and viral infections. In vitro, licorice constituents have antimicrobial, antibacterial and antiviral
activity.
• Provides nutritional support to the adrenal glands. Traditional western herbalists often use it in cases of "adrenal exhaustion".

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Ed. Huang KC. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.1999.
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NY. 1999.

 Ingredients:

Each capsule contains 396 mg licorice root (ATC concentrated 410 mg).

 
Adults: Take 1 capsule with a meal twice daily;