Extract of Licorice for the Treatment of Addison's Disease

Abstract

EXTRACT of licorice has been in use in Western Europe for many years as an adjuvant for disguising the taste of other drugs in medical mixtures. It is also used in various forms as a sweet for children. In 1946, Revers1 investigated its usefulness in peptic ulcer. He noted a beneficial effect in gastric ulcer, whereas in duodenal ulcer the effect was doubtful. Apart from this curative action on ulcer of the stomach (which may be due to the presence of a spasmolytic principle2), Revers3 noticed that about 20 per cent of his cases developed edema and hypertension or . . .