It's the best day of the year for candy lovers, but the FDA is saying you might want to skip the licorice.The FDA says too much black licorice could have dangerous side effects. The problem is caused ...

There's a warning about many people's least favorite candy, warning that too much black licorice can cause abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy and ...

Licorice root has a history of medicinal use dating back thousands of years. Its botanical name, Glycyrrhiza, comes from the Greek words glycos riza, meaning “sweet root.” Standard licorice root ...

Q. My naturopath prescribed licorice to ease nausea and acid reflux. A month later, I was in the emergency department with high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, chest pain and lightheadedness. My ...

Licorice is a stickier subject than you might imagine. Strawberry and Cherry Twizzlers, for example, the oh-so-popular movie candies that everybody thinks of as licorice, don't contain licorice of any ...

The Food & Drug Administration has warned people not to eat too much of one common, if not commonly loved, Halloween candy. A compound derived from licorice root, glycyrrhizin, is found in black ...

Halloween is the biggest candy eating holiday in the US, and many Americans will be stashing up on licorice: but in a timely update to consumers issued this week, the Food and Drug Administration asks ...

Q: My naturopath prescribed licorice to ease nausea and acid reflux. A month later, I was in the emergency room with high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, chest pain and lightheadedness. My ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Licorice is an herb that has been used by many ...

Q: What is licorice root? I heard you at a lecture talk about it and say something like it could take the place of lots of different drugs, and that it helped with chronic fatigue. — W.W. Dallas A: ...