Talk:Liquorice

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Two BBC news links articles were added. Neither is important enough to make it into this article. One referred to a case report, hardly innovative in this context (we already know that liquorice causes hypokalaemia). The other one is a piece of basic scientific research that may still sizzle out before it achieves any degree of encyclopedicity. JFW | T@lk 18:46, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Licorice is a flavor, not a shape of candy. Licorice candy is commonly made into a twist shape. The shape is called a twist, not a licorice. For example, you can have strawberry twists, but you can't have strawberry licorice.

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[edit] soft drinks?

The article states that licorice is found in some soft drinks but doesn't provide examples or cite a source.

Here is an example: http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/virgils/ I'm unsure how to add this as a source on the main page, so someone else can do so if they like. Snickersnee 23:04, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Liquorice used in fire extinguishers?

I'm just watching a BBC programme, Rough Science, which asserts that liquorice can be used in fire extinguishers as a foam enhancer. Of course I checked the Wikipedia entry and found nothing. I don't know any more than what I've seen on the TV so it doesn't seem appropriate to edit the page myself. Coconino 20:03, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

I've "heard" the same thing, but don't really "know it for a fact". Perhaps you can search Google for an authoritative citation and then edit the article?
Atlant 20:40, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Without a source it sounds like a prank :-). The building burnt down but at least it was tasty! JFW | T@lk 20:55, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] More pranks?

There is no evidence that a Alvin Hosenfeld has ever existed, so this must be deleted from the main article. Politis 19:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mark Trail/Comics Curmudgeon

More information on licorice can be found on the Internet.

[edit] Tastes of Europeans/Salty licorice

The article states: "In continental Europe, however, far stronger, saltier, candies are preferred". This seems a quite ridiculous statement to my European self. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.30.252.42 (talk • contribs) .

It doesn't seem ridiculous to my American self. I've had salty licorice that a Dane reluctantly let me try, knowing that I would find it inedible. I did. There a r eEuropeans who enjoy some very salty licorice-- I believe it was lableled as "salty starklicorice." Silarius 19:02, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
http://www.dutchsweets.com/saltlicorice.php
http://www.licoriceinternational.com/saltlicorice.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.189.141 (talk) 21:00, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Harmful effects on the heart?

My mom has always said that too much licorice will make you suffer a heart attack, but this article doesn't mention anything on the matter. Truth? Old wives' tale? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.52.235.98 (talk • contribs) .

The article on Glycyrrhizinic acid, which is the main sweetener for licorice, says that it can cause hypertension in some people Poobslag 16:58, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] aphrodisiac?

I read or heard somewhere that licorice can be a female aphrodisiac. Any comment on that?

Hear is a quote off of Men's Health Magazine--"Black licorice has been shown to speed up her genital bloodflow by 40 percent". I have no idea if this is true, but at least it has a good flavor for her to increase her libido.

The answer seems to be: No
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91.34.89.229 14:34, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Search results as a reference

Search results are dynamic, so if you would like to refer to the results, you should archive the results page using WebCite (or similar) and refer to the static page generated. Mike.lifeguard 01:16, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] liquorice international

Do people have an opinion of the liquorice international link in the external links section? I'm equivocal about including it. It's got a lot of different types of liquorice, but is trying to sell them. WLU 22:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Toxicity concerns

All but two of the cases where licorice has resulted in hypertension have occurred from people overindulging in Panda concentrated licorice candies. Unlike conventional licorice twists which may contain very little licorice, Panda is a solid extract of the herb. There are two reported cases where hypertension was caused by drinking over four cups of strong licorice tea a day. I belong to an association of herbalists where all cases were vetted, and although I do not have the references at hand, you would be hard pressed to find actual case studies of hypertension except those I have cited. Ksvaughan2 05:53, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is Licorice a good lightening agent ?

Is Licorice a good lightening agent ?Have heard that it help lighten dark lips —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.91.193.5 (talk) 06:34, 30 January 2007 (UTC). I doubt it. I am an herbalist and have never heard of this. Besides, it concentrates down to a black color. Ksvaughan2 05:54, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

This might be due to the effect of lowering ACTH (by inhibiting breakdown of cortisol), which also lowers melanocortin which causes skin-darkening. But I wouldn't expect a melanocortin effect except in cases of severe adrenal insufficiency, and I wouldn't expect licorice to be of much help there. Except in those extreme cases where ACTH would be very high, I wouldn't think licorice could have enough inhibitory effect on ACTH/melanocortin to make any difference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.9.143.237 (talk) 13:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Green stool

Well I've eaten a lot of liquorice (root and candy), and read some about it, and I'm extremely skeptical that it turns your stool green, so I took that part out. Prove me wrong, kids. sNkrSnee | t.p. 06:36, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pontefract in Yorkshire

I removed the claim that the culinary use of liquorice was "invented" in Pontefract in Yorkshire. The article referenced did not make that claim at all, only that it was known there in the middle ages. Liquorice was used for thousands of years before that, although the use of -candy- is more recent. But the claim that "culinary use" of -anything- was invented somewhere is at best bothersome. If there is better proof of where culinary use of liquorice was "invented", then perhaps it can be integrated in the article, but in practice such claims are normally unsupportable. Mahjongg 11:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poisonous Plant?

This plant is in Category:Poisonous plants, but the only mention of its toxicity is from overdosing on large amounts of a concentrated extract. It seems misleading. I'm going to go ahead and remove it. Indeterminate (talk) 05:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Almost anything can be toxic if consumed in excess amounts.. Including water. I'd prefer if all toxicity-labled things were also given an LD-50 value (or whatever similar value is for "50% of people/animals get sick") —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.9.143.237 (talk) 13:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Licorice is the preferred spelling

1,160,000 Google hits Liquorice, 4,900,000 hits Licorice.

[edit] Overdose

Only 100 gm. is the limit: The European Commission 2008 report suggested that “people should not consume any more than 100mg of glycyrrhizic acid a day, for it can raise blood pressure or cause muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, headaches or swelling, and lower testosterone levels in men.” Haribo, manufacturer of Pontefract cake, stated: “Haribo advises, as with any other food, liquorice products should be eaten in moderation.” Meanwhile, a 56-year-old Yorkshire woman was hospitalized on June, 2008, after liquorice overdose ( 200 grams a day)," which caused her muscle failure. The hospital restored her potassium levels, by intravenous drip and tablets, relieving her after 4 days.news.bbc.co.uk, Woman 'overdoses' on liquorice--Florentino floro (talk) 11:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)