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In women, licorice has been used in conjunction with spironolactone in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome. 26 The estrogenic activity of licorice, as well as compounds glabridin and glabrene, has been documented.
Most of the licorice grown today is used as a tobacco flavoring agent. Licorice is used in Ayurveda to improve eyesight, strength, sexual potency and libido. Licorice is considered, as adaptogens generally do, to enhance the effects of other herbs in a formula, so it is widely used. - KP Khalsa.