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==News About Licorice== | ==News About Licorice== | ||
'''Liquorice slows skins cancer cells: Compound found in root could hold key to beating most lethal form of the disease''' | |||
*Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2451589/Liquorice-slows-skins-cancer-cells-Compound-root-hold-key-beating-lethal-form-disease.html | |||
:By Pat Hagan (for MailOnline) | |||
•Breakthrough could lead to new drug to combat malignant melanoma | |||
Liquorice could hold the key to beating the most lethal form of skin cancer, scientists have discovered. | |||
Research carried out in the US has identified a compound found in liquorice root which slowed the growth of cancer cells during laboratory tests. | |||
Now they hope the tumour-busting compound can be developed into a new drug to combat malignant melanoma. | |||
Previous studies have found liquorice contains an anti-cancer chemical called glycyrrhizin. | |||
But attempts to turn it into a medicine have been hampered by the fact that long-term consumption of glycyrrhizin can cause high blood pressure and even swelling on the brain. | |||
But experts at the University of Minnesota in the US have now found another ingredient - called Isoangustone A - which has the same benefits but without the dangerous side-effects. | |||
Malignant melanoma kills around 1,700 people a year in the UK and is the third most common cancer in people aged 15 to 39. | |||
Over-exposure to the sun’s rays is the biggest cause and since the mid-1990s there has been a 24 per cent increase in cases. | |||
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'''Benefits and Side Effects of Licorice Root Tea''' | '''Benefits and Side Effects of Licorice Root Tea''' | ||
*Source:http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-side-effects-licorice-root-tea-5701.html | *Source:http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-side-effects-licorice-root-tea-5701.html | ||
:By August McLaughlin | :By August McLaughlin | ||
Growing wild in Europe and Asia, licorice has been used to treat a variety of conditions for thousands of years. Standard dosage for licorice tea, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, is 1 to 5 grams of dried licorice root steeped in boiling water, consumed three times | Growing wild in Europe and Asia, licorice has been used to treat a variety of conditions for thousands of years. Standard dosage for licorice tea, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, is 1 to 5 grams of dried licorice root steeped in boiling water, consumed three times . Prepared licorice teas and extract, which you can add to hot water, are also available. Licorice should not be consumed longer than four to six weeks and is unsuitable for pregnant women. For best results, seek pre-approval from your doctor. | ||
:Potential Benefits | :Potential Benefits | ||