ramakentesh Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Does this increase blood volume or just pressure?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gena Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 According to what I've read, licorice helps the body retain water, thereby helping to increase blood pressure. I take it in the a.m. and at lunch about 45 miin. before meals with a glass of milk. After taking it for 6-7 weeks I give my body a break from it for a few weeks. If you take high doses long term, you should have your potassium/sodium balance checked once in a while, just to make sure it's not out of balance, as it can deplete potassium, although I've never had any problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 I don't take licorice root. But it causes you to retain more water, which increases blood volume. The increased blood volume usually results in increased BP. It's the same idea as high salt and/or flornief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Sawicki Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 It causes increased production of aldosterone, a hormone that regulates the salt and water balance of the body, resulting in a rise of blood pressure. See full text:http://www.personalhealthzone.com/licorice.htmlAnd here is a good article on licorice from Mayo Clinic:http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objec...7B003249F1C3FE8Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tearose Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I tasted black licorice and could not handle it. Wish strawberry licorice was a cure!I guess I'll stick to my electrolytes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I have been using it for two days and am amazed by the effect - its quite amazing how well i feel on it - although it also seems to up the sympathetic overactivation as well as reduce the dizziness for an hour or two.I actually get sweaty when i take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radha Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 how much are you taking and how often? what brand? glad you are feeling better!radha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan617 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 It just makes me toot aroot toot.... morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 The strength of the effect on what i was told was a very low dosage (a small tea mix provided to me by my alternative doctor) was quite surprising. It seems to act in the same way as florinef - the second night i found it hard to sleep and felt a bit full in the head which worried me. I found it made me a bit doppy in the head too.I phoned my doctor and he said that my reaction more likely suggests that i have adrenal problems rather than just blood volume issues - he thinks that a reaction that profound after one usage should only occur if adrenal steriods are lacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tearose Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Out of curiosity, how do you know how much licorice you are getting in a tea? Could you be getting too much or too little with every dose/teabag? Could you try an extract so you could just take one or two drops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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