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Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review
Background: Renowned since ancient times for its medical properties, liquorice is nowadays mainly used for flavoring candies or soft drinks. Continuous intake of large amounts of liquorice is a widely known cause of pseudo-hyperaldosteronism leading to hypertension and hypokalemia. These manifestati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10537237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37764649 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15183866 |
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author | Ceccuzzi, Giovanna Rapino, Alessandro Perna, Benedetta Costanzini, Anna Farinelli, Andrea Fiorica, Ilaria Marziani, Beatrice Cianci, Antonella Rossin, Federica Cesaro, Alice Eleonora Spampinato, Michele Domenico De Giorgio, Roberto Guarino, Matteo |
author_facet | Ceccuzzi, Giovanna Rapino, Alessandro Perna, Benedetta Costanzini, Anna Farinelli, Andrea Fiorica, Ilaria Marziani, Beatrice Cianci, Antonella Rossin, Federica Cesaro, Alice Eleonora Spampinato, Michele Domenico De Giorgio, Roberto Guarino, Matteo |
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description | Background: Renowned since ancient times for its medical properties, liquorice is nowadays mainly used for flavoring candies or soft drinks. Continuous intake of large amounts of liquorice is a widely known cause of pseudo-hyperaldosteronism leading to hypertension and hypokalemia. These manifestations are usually mild, although in some cases may generate life-threatening complications, i.e., arrhythmias, muscle paralysis, rhabdomyolysis, and coma. In addition, liquorice has an important estrogenic-like activity. Methods: We summarized the current knowledge about liquorice and reviewed 104 case reports in both the English and Italian languages from inception to June 2023 concerning complications due to an excess of liquorice intake. Results: In contrast to most published data, female sex and old age do not appear to be risk factors. However, hypertension and electrolyte imbalance (mainly hypokalemia) are prevalent features. The detection of glycyrrhetinic acid in blood is very uncommon, and the diagnosis is essentially based on an accurate history taking. Conclusions: Although there is not a significant mortality rate, liquorice toxicity often requires hospitalization and therefore represents a significant health concern. Major pharmaceutical drug regulatory authorities should solicit public awareness about the potentially dangerous effects caused by excessive use of liquorice. |
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spelling | pubmed-105372372023-09-29 Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review Ceccuzzi, Giovanna Rapino, Alessandro Perna, Benedetta Costanzini, Anna Farinelli, Andrea Fiorica, Ilaria Marziani, Beatrice Cianci, Antonella Rossin, Federica Cesaro, Alice Eleonora Spampinato, Michele Domenico De Giorgio, Roberto Guarino, Matteo Nutrients Review Background: Renowned since ancient times for its medical properties, liquorice is nowadays mainly used for flavoring candies or soft drinks. Continuous intake of large amounts of liquorice is a widely known cause of pseudo-hyperaldosteronism leading to hypertension and hypokalemia. These manifestations are usually mild, although in some cases may generate life-threatening complications, i.e., arrhythmias, muscle paralysis, rhabdomyolysis, and coma. In addition, liquorice has an important estrogenic-like activity. Methods: We summarized the current knowledge about liquorice and reviewed 104 case reports in both the English and Italian languages from inception to June 2023 concerning complications due to an excess of liquorice intake. Results: In contrast to most published data, female sex and old age do not appear to be risk factors. However, hypertension and electrolyte imbalance (mainly hypokalemia) are prevalent features. The detection of glycyrrhetinic acid in blood is very uncommon, and the diagnosis is essentially based on an accurate history taking. Conclusions: Although there is not a significant mortality rate, liquorice toxicity often requires hospitalization and therefore represents a significant health concern. Major pharmaceutical drug regulatory authorities should solicit public awareness about the potentially dangerous effects caused by excessive use of liquorice. MDPI 2023-09-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10537237/ /pubmed/37764649 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15183866 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Ceccuzzi, Giovanna Rapino, Alessandro Perna, Benedetta Costanzini, Anna Farinelli, Andrea Fiorica, Ilaria Marziani, Beatrice Cianci, Antonella Rossin, Federica Cesaro, Alice Eleonora Spampinato, Michele Domenico De Giorgio, Roberto Guarino, Matteo Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review |
title | Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review |
title_full | Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review |
title_fullStr | Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review |
title_short | Liquorice Toxicity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review |
title_sort | liquorice toxicity: a comprehensive narrative review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10537237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37764649 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15183866 |
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