Talk:Liquorice

message: I could have sworn there was a page about the herb. But now this page appears to redirect into itself, without an edit history? Huh?
:Looks like it got moved, and the redirect got munged. - Hephaestos 05:05 21 Jun 2003 (UTC)
::It's not in the google cache.  I'd ask Eloquence about it.  Koyaanis Qatsi 05:06 21 Jun 2003 (UTC)
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Two BBC news links articles were added. Neither is important enough to make it into this article. One referred to a case report, hardly innovative in this context (we already know that liquorice causes hypokalaemia). The other one is a piece of basic scientific research that may still sizzle out before it achieves any degree of encyclopedicity. JFW | T@lk 18:46, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Licorice is a flavor, not a shape of candy.  Licorice candy is commonly made into a twist shape.  The shape is called a twist, not a licorice.  For example, you can have strawberry twists, but you can't have strawberry licorice.
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thread_title:  Old discussions 

message: It is correct that one study (Armanini D, Bonanni G, Palermo M. Reduction of serum testosterone in men by liquorice. N Engl J Med 1999; 341: 1158.) claimed that Liquorice would lower serum testosterone significantly. This finding however could not be replicated in a follow-up study (Licorice Extract Consumption and Salivary Testosterone Concentrations, Robert A Josephs, Jennifer S Guinn, Michelle L Harper, Frederick Askari; http://www.jacemedical.com/store/testosterone.html). Armanini's study seems to be flawed. The authors of the follow-up study concluded: "Because we detected only a small reduction in testosterone, we cannot confirm that people with low libido should avoid licorice consumption [...]" MAIN ARTICLE SHOULD THEREFORE BE CORRECTED. thanks! (i'm too clumsy when it comes to editing)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.114.147.43 (talk) 17:36, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  testosterone 

message: The article states that licorice is found in some soft drinks but doesn't provide examples or cite a source.
: Here is an example: http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/virgils/  I'm unsure how to add this as a source on the main page, so someone else can do so if they like. Snickersnee 23:04, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  soft drinks? 

message: There is no evidence that a Alvin Hosenfeld has ever existed, so this must be deleted from the main article. Politis 19:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  More pranks? 

message: My mom has always said that too much licorice will make you suffer a heart attack, but this article doesn't mention anything on the matter. Truth? Old wives' tale? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.52.235.98 (talk • contribs) .
:The article on Glycyrrhizinic acid, which is the main sweetener for licorice, says that it can cause hypertension in some people Poobslag 16:58, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: mg per kg per day. There is no error here. Rmhermen (talk) 04:33, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

text: mg (of glycyrrhizinic) per kg (of body weight) per day. That's a pretty normal way of measuring doses. — derobert (talk) 22:13, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harmful effects on the heart? 

message: I read or heard somewhere that licorice can be a female aphrodisiac. Any comment on that?
Hear is a quote off of Men's Health Magazine--"Black licorice has been shown to speed up her genital bloodflow by 40 percent".  I have no idea if this is true, but at least it has a good flavor for her to increase her libido.
:The answer seems to be: No91.34.89.229 14:34, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  aphrodisiac? 

message: Search results are dynamic, so if you would like to refer to the results, you should archive the results page using WebCite (or similar) and refer to the static page generated. Mike.lifeguard 01:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Search results as a reference 

message: Do people have an opinion of the liquorice international link in the external links section?  I'm equivocal about including it.  It's got a lot of different types of liquorice, but is trying to sell them.  WLU 22:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  liquorice international 

message: All but two of the cases where licorice has resulted in hypertension have occurred from people overindulging in Panda concentrated licorice candies.  Unlike conventional licorice twists which may contain very little licorice, Panda is a solid extract of the herb.  There are two reported cases where hypertension was caused by drinking over four cups of strong licorice tea a day. I belong to an association of herbalists where all cases were vetted, and although I do not have the references at hand, you would be hard pressed to find actual case studies of hypertension except those I have cited. Ksvaughan2 05:53, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "A simple search of the Medline literature database reveals almost 100 case reports published since 1980 involving licorice-induced hypertension, hypokalemia, decreased plasma renin and aldosterone levels, myopathies, edema and/or muscle weakness. Most patients recover after withdrawal of the licorice source although some deaths have been reported in more extreme cases."
The liquorice affects the liver and prevent absorbtion of potassium which is essential for healthy blood and heart. Fleur Black in West Yorkshire had a nasty liver problem from chewing the liquorice root at th rate of 2-3 roots per day.  After a few days she noticed headaches, hypertension, sudden weight gain and edema of her legs.  Ceasing chewing the root and eating tomato paste and banans as a quick source of potassium saw her lose about 7pounds/3.5kg of fluid over the course of 5 days.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fleurblack (talk • contribs) 20:37, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

text: Also: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=licorice case report Blahdenoma (talk) 09:54, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

text: And yet, we speak of mint tea, raspberry tea, chamomile tea and more, and have done for more than a hundred years. See, for example: Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit: London, Warne, 1902 for the phrase "chamomile tea." The Cambridge English Dictionary defines tea as: (a drink made by pouring hot water onto) dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant. The etymology of the word tea is the sanskrit "la" meaning "leaf," but not of a specific plant. Infusion may be the scientific term, but it is not the common term. One could argue that the correct term is in fact "tisane" as that has been used for a herbal infusion for more than 400 years. If we are to be pedantic, however, even tisane is not correct, because it originally meant an infusion of barley, and that is where pedantry will get you. I could even claim that infusion, itself, is too general a term, since it refers to steeping in any solvent; whether hot water, oil or alcohol. Most people would understand a "tea" to be a type of infusion of leaves, roots, fruits or flowers that uses hot water. Mind you, lt s not forget the cold infusions, which Twinings refer to as a tea and, since they have been trading in Tea since 1700, I think they have the right to do so.82.40.90.107 (talk) 13:37, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Toxicity concerns

message: Is Licorice a good lightening agent ?Have heard that it help lighten dark lips —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.91.193.5 (talk) 06:34, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is Licorice a good lightening agent ? 

message: Well I've eaten a lot of liquorice (root and candy), and read some about it, and I'm extremely skeptical that it turns your stool green, so I took that part out. Prove me wrong, kids. sNkrSnee | t.p. 06:36, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Proving in process. Whew, may be camping out in the bathroom this weekend.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.89.138.200 (talk) 12:41, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Green stool

message: I removed the claim that the culinary use of liquorice was "invented" in Pontefract in Yorkshire.
The article referenced did not make that claim at all, only that it was known there in the middle ages.
Liquorice was used for thousands of years before that, although the use of -candy- is more recent. 
But the claim that "culinary use" of -anything- was invented somewhere is at best bothersome. If there is better proof of where culinary use of liquorice was "invented", then perhaps it can be integrated in the article, but in practice such claims are normally unsupportable. Mahjongg 11:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pontefract in Yorkshire

message: This plant is in :Category:Poisonous plants, but the only mention of its toxicity is from overdosing on large amounts of a concentrated extract. It seems misleading. I'm going to go ahead and remove it. Indeterminate (talk) 05:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Almost anything can be toxic if consumed in excess amounts..  Including water.  I'd prefer if all toxicity-labled things were also given an LD-50 value (or whatever similar value is for "50% of people/animals get sick")  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.9.143.237 (talk) 13:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poisonous Plant? 

message: 1,160,000 Google hits Liquorice, 4,900,000 hits Licorice.
:I assume this is an old comment, but it's still worth addressing in case anyone else comes here with the same idea.
:There are a few things that one must know before discussing the choice of spelling:
:#Google hits are relatively irrelevant. Beyond illustrating that a spelling exists, it doesn't really mean much. (For example, there's no reason to assume that Google isn't a little ameri-centric. And, even besides that, the results don't indicate how often a word is used; simply how many links that particular search engine has happened to have indexed)
:#You're probably still right anyways. I very highly doubt that 'Liquorice' is used more often than 'Licorice'
:#It's entirely immaterial. The Manual of Style for Wikipedia doesn't even allow that kind of argument to hold any influence in making this decision. The fact is, talk pages would always be jam-packed with bickering back and forth if it did. To prevent needless arguments over what's, realistically, a non-issue, MoS says to simply stick with the first significant contribution to the article. (ie. the first non-stub version) That used the UK spelling. As such, UK spellings need to be used throughout the article.
:So, basically, it wouldn't matter if you did have proof that one spelling was used significantly more than the other. That still wouldn't change our policy for handling spelling differences. 209.90.135.92 (talk) 01:45, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquorice The dictionary defines liquorice as "chiefly British variant of licorice"  There are more English speaking Americans than the total population of all other English speaking countries combined.  I think we should use the American spelling. Dream Focus (talk) 08:20, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that this is wrong.  There are more English speakers in India.  The number of English speakers in Pakistan is pretty significant too.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:56, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I had read those idiots guidelines before hand.  I recall one example it gave was that instead of using the word airplane, which might be spelled aeroplane or some other way in different nations, its best to just say aircraft.  So the official policy is to work around the issue, avoiding it whenever possible.  Age of the article doesn't matter, nor who created it.  If more than one spelling exist, then Google should determine which is the most common one used on the internet, and that'd be it.  But, whatever.  No big deal.  I'm just pleased I read that too much of it can kill you, or cause other health problems, before I bought a load of this stuff to eat for anxiety disorder.  The Wikipedia: saving lives, spelling be damned. Dream Focus (talk) 10:10, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, since it sounds like its moot, I don't suppose there's any harm in mentioning that the liquorice spelling is probably a folk etymology from liquor. Indeterminate (talk) 08:58, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Licorice is the preferred spelling

message: Only 100 gm. is the limit:
The European Commission 2008 report suggested that “people should not consume any more than 100mg of glycyrrhizic acid a day, for it can raise blood pressure or cause muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, headaches or swelling, and lower testosterone levels in men.” Haribo, manufacturer of Pontefract cake, stated: “Haribo advises, as with any other food, liquorice products should be eaten in moderation.” Meanwhile, a 56-year-old Yorkshire woman was hospitalized on June, 2008, after liquorice overdose ( 200 grams a day)," which caused her muscle failure. The hospital restored her potassium levels, by intravenous drip and tablets, relieving her after 4 days.news.bbc.co.uk, Woman 'overdoses' on liquorice--Florentino floro (talk) 11:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Overdose

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message: I would appreciate it if someone could add the information as to why licorice candy is traditionally black and why the word is pronounced (sometimes if not most of the time) with a final sh sound. DBlomgren (talk) 20:36, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested info re color and pronunciation 

message: I want to edit the top section of this article as it only lists Licorice as being the species Glycyrrhiza glabra but there are other species of licorice too such as Glycyrrhiza uralensis and im concerned that readers might get misinformation as a lot of the main body is only relevant to Glycyrrhiza glabra.
I will go ahead with the edit and add information regarding Glycyrrhiza uralensis and Glycyrrhiza lepidota unless anybody has any opposition to me adding the edit?Severina123 (talk) 15:33, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article needs editing due to only one type of Licorice Species listed  

message: wtf is a 'vinam' or 'anti-vinam compound'?  the only google results point to this article and exact copies regarding licorice or Glycyrr acid.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.91.131 (talk) 03:08, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  'anti-vinam' compound 

message: I notice a merge of Liquorice root into Liquorice was proposed a couple of weeks ago. It looks like a good idea to me. Any objections, or shall I go ahead and do it? Thomas Kluyver (talk) 21:39, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: On further inspection, I now think that liquorice root, which is mainly about the use in traditional Chinese medicine, should go to Glycyrrhiza uralensis, which is the Chinese species. I'm going to change the merge templates and open another discussion--let me know if you disagree. Thomas Kluyver (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 21:47, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  the mentions of liquorice root are messy. mention of Yoprskshire and Lancashire the 50s and 60s and 'also Essex'. I used to chew liquorice root when I lived in South Wales in the 70s. It wasn't as widely available as some types of sweet but was well known by me and my schoolfirends. It appears to have been available across England and Wales at the least. The Yowser (talk) 14:39, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from [[Liquorice root]] 

message: :The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 23:05, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
*Comment: The American preference for licorice and the British preference for liquorice are borne out strongly by corpora, according to Cambridge Guide to English Usage. Licorice is preferred by the Canadian Oxford and the Australian Macquarie; liquorice is the preference of the New Zealand Oxford. SSR (talk) 07:30, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move? 

message: Anethole is not the primary compound producing the scent of unadulterated liquorice. Anethole accounts for about 0% to 1.3% of total volatiles in Glycyrrhiza glabra root (2.9% in G. inflata.)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02927.x/abstract
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf60214a042
 As a contrast, Fennel volatiles are 60% to 78% anethole.
http://www.revistafarmacia.ro/20101/issue12010art05.pdf--Nomen ambiguum (talk) 15:51, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anethole as natural scent of Liquorice?. 

message: The following words were recently added to the article by an apparently new editor Matterofthemind:
"Licorice is a clear liquid (Not black)The black in so-named licorice candy and confectionary is 'Lamp Black' or soot. Licorice is more often black in candy but there are clear hard candies as well. The well known 'TWIZZLERS' regularly sold in Red, Green and black are Strawberry Twizzlers, Peppermint Twizzlers and Licorice Twizzlers respectively. The soot or lamp black in Licorice candy when consumed and over indulged in will increase ones blood pressure. The Soot or Lamp black and not the licorice is the active source of increased blood pressure. Licorice extract mixed with water (Small drops in a glass of water) will cure 85% of those with peptic ulcers. The source; THE FOOD ADDITIVES BOOK. Authors; Nicholas Freydberg and Willis A. Gortner≠"
and was removed only 4 minutes later! by User:Plantsurfer.  The words, as they are, are inappropriate but reworded could be usable? thanks.  Coolabahapple (talk) 01:14, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: No, this material makes a series of assertions that are inaccurate and/or inappropriate and/or unsourced in almost every respect. Plantsurfer 11:38, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  some usable info? 

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message: Most liquorice is used as a flavouring agent for tobacco, particularly US blend cigarettes,EUROP<candy,tea..81.11.231.39 (talk) 08:53, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that describes the use of liquorice on a global basis:  worldwide, the majority of all liquorice consumption is as a flavouring agent for tobacco. John M Baker (talk) 15:34, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  UScentric? 

message: https://www.google.be/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=-RfIVoyEC4H1-gaXh4lQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=licorice+diuretic81.11.231.39 (talk) 14:31, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  diuretik? 

message: The article Licorice poisoning has been created.--Stone (talk) 21:02, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  New article 

message: Licorice interacts with a number of drugs. That includes a popular type of blood pressure medication, and diuretics. Aspirin, insulin, oral contraceptives....  I feel that should get a mention somewhere. http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb-interaction/possible-interactions-with-licorice Oakletree (talk) 21:48, 16 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drug interactions 

message: what are the growing regions of licorice?  Is it only cultivated in gardens, or are the regions that it grows naturally? 96.50.165.171 (talk) 18:05, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Native Habitat? 

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message: There is quite a bit of information in the 2013 EuroMed. Assessment report- a very brief precis:
Overall, a monograph on Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and/or Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. and/or Glycyrrhiza
uralensis Fisch., radix is recommended with the following therapeutic indications:
1) Traditional herbal medicinal product used for the relief of digestive symptoms including burning
sensation and dyspepsia.
2) Traditional herbal medicinal product used as an expectorant in cough associated with cold
Serious side effects reported following chronic use of high dose of liquorice root are: hypokalaemia and hypertension. More
rarely cardiac rhythm disorders can occur.
In susceptible people prolonged daily intake even of low doses of liquorice, corresponding to 80-100
mg of glycyrryzic acid, may provoke severe hypertension.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmstearn (talk • contribs) 04:03, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment Report Summary 

message: mention Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)? FunTruth (talk) 20:14, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  mention Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)? 

message: Physiology need a discussion of the effects on the bowels.  119.18.1.38 (talk) 22:13, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Liquorice