Glycyrrhiza uralensis body’s potassium levels could induce even lower potassium levels. Taking large amounts of liquorice root could also affect cortisol levels as well. People with heart disease or high blood pressure should be cautious about taking liquorice root. Pregnant women also need to avoid consuming large amounts of liquorice root. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis, also known as Chinese liquorice, is a flowering plant native to Asia. It is used as a sweetener and in traditional Chinese medicine. Liquorice root, or 'radix glycyrrhizae', is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name "gancao" ("kan-tsao";
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