Common Name: Liquorice Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Part Used: Root/stolon Ratio: 1:1
The Nutrition Care range of liquid herbs are alcohol-free and glycerol-free, which offers distinct benefits that include:
Alcohol-free
No refined sugars or glycerin
Free from artificial sweeteners or flavours
Pleasant tasting
Gut friendly
Safer to use
The absence of ethanol means you can now prescribe to your patients where ethanol is inappropriate such as infants, children, elderly, pregnant and breastfeeding women.
In high enough doses or with chronic use the adrenocortical effects can lead to an excessive increase in potassium loss and sodium and water retention called pseudo aldosteronism. For this reason, liquorice must be taken within the recommended therapeutic range.
Persons on liquorice for prolonged periods should be monitored by a healthcare practitioner.