Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizin (or glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhizinic acid) is the chief sweet-tasting constituent of "Glycyrrhiza glabra" (liquorice) root. Structurally, it is a saponin used as an emulsifier and gel-forming agent in foodstuffs and cosmetics. Its aglycone is enoxolone assessed as a prodrug used in Japan to reduce the risk of liver cancer in people with chronic hepatitis C. The most widely reported side effect of glycyrrhizin use via consumption of black licorice is reduction of blood potassium levels, which can affect body fluid balance and function of nerves. Chronic consumption of black licorice, even in moderate amounts, is associated with
Ulmus 'Fastigiata Glabra' the Wentworth Elm); the current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden "per se" does not list the plant. A largish-leaved glabrous elm on The Mound, Edinburgh (2016) matches the 1958 RBGE herbarium leaf-specimen of "U. montana fastigiata glabra" (see External links below) and may be an example of the cultivar. None known. Ulmus 'Fastigiata Glabra' The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Fastigiata Glabra' was distributed by the Späth nursery, Berlin, in the 1890s and early 1900s as "U. montana fastigiata glabra". Späth used "U. montana" both for wych elm and for "U." × "hollandica" hybrids like 'Dampieri', so the name