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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday March 14 2017, @09:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the tastes-like-anise dept.

Liquorice has a long history; the root of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabral has been used medicinally for over 4,000 years.

Liquorice has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties and has been used, notably in traditional Chinese medicine, for the treatment of gastric ulcers and liver disorders, such as hepatitis B.

Among its less beneficial effects on the body is raised blood pressure, caused by the glycyrrhizic acid it contains, if you eat too much. Through its interaction with the hormone aldosterone, it causes reabsorption of sodium and excretion of potassium, resulting in an increase in sodium levels and a decrease in potassium levels – one symptom of which is muscular weakness. And pregnant women have been advised to avoid it because it pushes up levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. A study just published upon which this advice is based, drew on several hundred children born in Finland in 1998. They found that mothers who ate more liquorice (salmiak, liquorice with added ammonium chloride) gave birth to children who were more likely to have lower IQs and to suffer from ADHD.

Liquorice is good for you, and also bad. Salmiakki is right out. Hmm, better go with Twizzlers instead.


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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 14 2017, @10:49AM (10 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday March 14 2017, @10:49AM (#478847) Homepage
    Is to disolve salty (amonium chloride, sal ammonaic, salmiakki) liquorice in vodka (koskenkorva, kossu, preferably).

    This is the day that Alex Papadimoulis learnt that the "WTF" in DailyWTF stands for "Where's the fridge" (which is where you keep your salmiakki kossu bottle, obviously): http://www.salmiyuck.com/2010/12/salmiakkikossu.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMv6Pr5oJws
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  • (Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Tuesday March 14 2017, @11:25AM (5 children)

    by Aiwendil (531) on Tuesday March 14 2017, @11:25AM (#478863) Journal

    Dude.. wtf.. seriously..
    Plan better when you shop - alko has both tervasnapsi and minttu black ;)

    (Hmm, I wonder just how many non-nordic soylentils will come after us with pitchforks after trying the stuff that is commonplace for us)

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 14 2017, @11:30AM (1 child)

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday March 14 2017, @11:30AM (#478864) Homepage
      A friend of a friend thinks it's important at this point to note that if you dissolve Terva Leijona pastillia in normal whisky (such as Kolme Leijona), it doesn't end up like a peated Islay whisky.
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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @10:25PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @10:25PM (#479169)

        This. I discovered it with Glenmorangie Lasanta, which is rather... characteristic.... Chewed a Terva Leijona and had a sip of the whisky, and all of a sudden it was this wonderful, smooth drink.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @02:25PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 14 2017, @02:25PM (#478913)

      Fishermans friend and lakrisal make good ingredients too ;)

      • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 14 2017, @07:25PM (1 child)

        by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday March 14 2017, @07:25PM (#479087) Homepage
        Fisu's already available pre-mixed though. "Fisherman's Shot" I believe the bottle says. I wouldn't know, I've never been able to read the label.
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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 15 2017, @08:27AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 15 2017, @08:27AM (#479305)

          Actually both are:)

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Tuesday March 14 2017, @12:38PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 14 2017, @12:38PM (#478882) Journal

    Did you note any effect [wikipedia.org] of the phytoestrogens in liquorice?

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    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 14 2017, @07:24PM (1 child)

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday March 14 2017, @07:24PM (#479086) Homepage
      I noticed this bit - "one symptom of which is muscular weakness" - mostly via the symptoms of a hindered and irregular gate, and later a supine-dominant posture.
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      • (Score: 1) by purple_cobra on Saturday March 18 2017, @10:54PM

        by purple_cobra (1435) on Saturday March 18 2017, @10:54PM (#480964)

        Don't stick it in the hinges then!
        I suspect it might affect your gait if you eat enough, though.

  • (Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Tuesday March 14 2017, @02:42PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Tuesday March 14 2017, @02:42PM (#478922)

    Perkele!