Licorice

Monograph

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Accepted Names (English)

Chinese licorice(common)Gan cao(common)Guang guo gan cao(common)Licorice(common)Liquorice(common)Zhang guo gan cao(common)Glycyrrhiza glabra(proper)Glycyrrhiza inflata(proper)Glycyrrhiza uralensis(proper)

Accepted Names (French)

Approved Health Claims

To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Licorice is used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant to help relieve cough associated with upper respiratory tract infections)
When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Health Claims (Français)

To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Licorice is used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant to help relieve cough associated with upper respiratory tract infections)
When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

Population	Dose Range	Frequency
Children 1 4 years	0.1–2.5 mg	per day
Children 1 5-9 years	0.15–3.75 mg	per day
Children 1 10-11 years	0.3–7.5 mg	per day
Adolescents 1 12-14 years	0.3–7.5 mg	per day
Adolescents 1 15-17 years	0.6–15 mg	per day
Adults 1,2 18 years and older	0.6–15 mg	per day

Cautions & Contraindications

cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are breastfeeding (Gardner and McGuffin 2013).

cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if cough worsens or persists (for) more than 1 week (EMA 2012).

cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

contraindicationDo not use if you are pregnant (EMA 2012).

contraindicationDo not use if you have hypokalemia, high blood pressure, or a kidney, liver or cardiovascular disorder (EMA 2012; Brinker 2010; ESCOP 2003; Bradley 1992).

contraindicationDo not use if you are taking heart medications, corticosteroids, stimulant laxatives, or other health products that may contribute electrolyte imbalance (Brinker 2010; ESCOP 2003; Hoffmann 2003; Blumenthal et al. 2000).

Ingredients Covered

Chinese licorice Gan cao Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza glabra - Root and stolon Glycyrrhiza glabra - rhizome Glycyrrhiza glabra - root Glycyrrhiza inflata Glycyrrhiza uralensis Guang guo gan cao Licorice Liquorice Zhang guo gan cao glycyrrhiza uralensis - rhizome

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