Licorice

Potential Health benefits

• asthma,
  
• menopause
• athlete's foot,
• baldness,
  
• body odor,
  
• bursitis,
  
• canker sores,
  
• hives
• chronic fatigue,
  
• depression,
  
• colds and flu, coughs,
  
• dandruff,
  
• emphysema
  

Contraindications - People with heart disease or high blood pressure should be cautious about using licorice.  Pregnant women should avoid using licorice as food, as some research suggests it could increase the risk of preterm labor.