Treatment of a Woman With Glycyrrhiza glabra for Acute Sinusitis: A Case Report

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case report is to describe the treatment of a patient with acute sinusitis using Glycyrrhiza glabra. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 26-year-old woman presented with acute sinusitis of 10-day duration. Her symptoms included facial pressure and soreness around the frontal and maxillary sinuses, a headache, pharyngitis, a fever, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion with postnasal drip, a productive cough, myalgias, and fatigue. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: After administration of 12 to 15 drops of a 2 000-mg tincture of G glabra twice a day, improvements were noted. Resolution of her symptoms occurred after 3 days of treatment. CONCLUSION: For the treatment of acute sinusitis, G glabra may be a natural therapeutic remedy.