Glycyrrhizin an increase in blood pressure, may cause irregular heart rhythm, and adverse interactions with prescription medicines. The effects on body fluids are related to the inhibition of cortisol metabolism within the kidney, subsequent stimulation of the mineralocorticoid receptors, and decrease in blood levels of renin, potassium, and aldosterone, which collectively lead to increases in blood pressure. Depending on amount and frequency of ingesting black licorice, other side effects may include: Glycyrrhizin is under laboratory and preliminary clinical research for its possible activity against common viruses, such as hepatitis C. In vitro, glycyrrhizin inhibits the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. After oral ingestion,
Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans gave it the name "Stenochilus albicans" and published the description in "Plantae Preissianae". The type was collected by Bartling near Fremantle. It was reduced to a subspecies of "Eremophila glabra" by Robert Chinnock in 2007. "Eremophila glabra" subsp. "albicans" occurs in coastal areas between Bunbury and Shark Bay where it grows in sandy soil on sand dunes and limestone outcrops. Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans Eremophila glabra" subsp. "albicans is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is similar to other shrubs in the species "Eremophila glabra" but it distinguished from them by its