Clinical Risk Factors of Licorice-Induced Pseudoaldosteronism Based on Glycyrrhizin-Metabolite Concentrations: A Narrative Review

Clinical Risk Factors of Licorice-Induced Pseudoaldosteronism Based on Glycyrrhizin-Metabolite Concentrations: A Narrative Review

Licorice, the dried root or stolon of Glycyrrhiza glabra or G. ularensis, is commonly used worldwide as a food sweetener or crude drug. Its major ingredient is glycyrrhizin. Hypokalemia or pseudoaldosteronism (PsA) is one of the most frequent side effects of licorice intake. Glycyrrhizin metabolites...

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Main Authors: Tetsuhiro Yoshino, Saori Shimada, Masato Homma, Toshiaki Makino, Masaru Mimura, Kenji Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
Japanese Kampo medicine
licorice
pseudoaldosteronism
hypokalemia
pharmacokinetics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.719197/full

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