Licorice Root In GlycoAid
Sweeter than sugar by weight, and the only item here with a hard ceiling.
Where It Comes From
Root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, roughly fifty times sweeter than sugar by weight, and used as a digestive herb for several thousand years.
What the research is about
Digestive support for the most part, with some work on metabolic markers, across a moderate evidence base.
The compound that sets the ceiling
Glycyrrhizin, which is both what makes licorice sweet and the reason it carries a genuine warning. It is the only name on this panel with a documented upper limit.
Evidence grade: Moderate. Several human studies exist, generally small, and the findings are less settled than for the large-file names on this panel.
Fast Facts
| Deepest file for | Digestive support |
|---|---|
| Compound of interest | Glycyrrhizin |
| Documented at high intakes | Raised blood pressure, lowered potassium |
| Quantity here | Undisclosed, inside the 500 mg total |
| Practical rule | Never more than the printed serving |
The Quantity Question
Aiming at a research quantity is the wrong exercise here. The number that matters with licorice is the ceiling rather than the target, and trouble in the literature begins with glycyrrhizin intake kept high over time.
Cautions
This is the clearest reason on the whole panel never to exceed one capsule a day. Sustained glycyrrhizin intake pushes blood pressure up and potassium down, which matters most to anyone already treated for hypertension. One capsule of a 500 mg blend carries very little; the warning concerns doubling up across months.
Questions About Licorice Root
Why single licorice out?
Because sustained glycyrrhizin has a documented effect on blood pressure and potassium. The ceiling is real rather than hypothetical.
Should high blood pressure rule this out?
Ask a clinician first. A customer quoted on this site did exactly that and was cleared for one a day, which is how the answer for you gets found.
Same as licorice sweets?
Modern confectionery mostly runs on anise flavouring. Where the real root is present, the glycyrrhizin caution carries across.
What if I take two?
You double the licorice along with everything else, which is the wrong direction on the only name here with a genuine limit.
How It Sits In The Blend
Licorice Root is printed inside one 500 mg proprietary formulation alongside thirteen other names, so the quantity here is unknown. That is the position on every panel page on this site, and 500 mg, divided works through what that arithmetic permits. The name above it on the panel is Goji Berry and the one below is Berberine.
All Fourteen Sit In One Capsule
Licorice Root is one name of fourteen inside a 500 mg once daily capsule.
- 14 ingredients inside a single 500 mg formulation
- One capsule daily with a meal, 30 per bottle
- 60-day money-back window
- US delivery included on the 3 and 6 bottle packs
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