* [[Demulcent]] properties.
* [[Addison's Disease]] : Research showed that licorice appeared to be successful in reversing the effects of Addison’s disease (Davis 1991). With advances in scientific research in the 1980s, it was found that a chemical compound, called glycyrrhetinic acid, present in licorice causes changes in adrenal steroid metabolism, resulting in increased levels of corticosterone in animals and cortisol in humans (Davis 1991).
* [[Eczema]] : rubbing black licorice on the skin can relieve eczema.
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