Liquorice or loss, and hypertension. The United States Food and Drug Administration believes that foods containing liquorice and its derivatives (including glycyrrhizin) are safe if not consumed excessively. Other jurisdictions have suggested no more than 100 mg to 200 mg of glycyrrhizin per day, the equivalent of about of liquorice. Liquorice should not be used during pregnancy. Liiquorice is an extract from the "Glycyrrhiza glabra" plant which contains glycyrrhizic acid, or GZA. GZA is made of one molecule of glycyrrhetinic acid and two molecules of glucuronic acid. The extracts from the root of the plant can also be referred to as
Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra Eremophila glabra" subsp. "glabra is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the mainland states of Australia. It is similar to other shrubs in the species "Eremophila glabra" but it distinguished from them by the pattern of fine hairs on the stems. It is found in the drier parts of the continent, including to the west of the Great Dividing Range in the eastern states. "Eremophila glabra" subsp. "glabra" is a shrub varying in size but in the range high, sometimes spreading to wide. The stems are covered with fine white hairs,