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

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 ...

Standard licorice root extracts contain chemicals that can be harmful in large doses, but deglycyrrhizinated licorice, or DGL, supplements are free of those components.

Licorice root that is sold as a dietary supplement can be found with the glycyrrhizin removed, resulting in a product known as deglycyrrhizinated licorice, or DGL, NIH says.

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 ...

A safer alternative might be deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL). With the glycyrrhizin mostly removed, it is less likely to cause dangerous side effects.

They can become straws, fake braces, candy bracelets, and the perfect movie snack. But here's why Twizzlers don't taste like the licorice they seem to be.

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 ...

According to the NIH, you can also buy licorice root as a supplement without the glycyrrhizin: the product is known as deglycyrrhizinated licorice, or DGL.

Licorice root that is sold as a dietary supplement can be found with the glycyrrhizin removed," which results in a scary-sounding-but-perfectly-harmless deglycyrrhizinated licorice, or DGL ...