Potential Health Benefits of Licorice

You might think of it as an extract, a sweetener or even a candy. Yet it's actually been shown to be a formidable antiviral - fighting herpes, HIV, hepatitis, influenza, pneumonia and even SARS.

Originally published on 4/10/20

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Glycyrrhizin, the major ingredient in licorice root, has shown effectiveness against SARS virus in scientific studies

• It has been effective with viruses such as herpes, HIV, hepatitis, influenza, encephalitis and pneumonia

• Glycyrrhizin outperformed conventional antiviral medications against SARS in resea…