Some common dietary supplements can raise blood pressure, especially if you already have high blood pressure or heart ...

Licorice extract is derived from the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant. It is rich in glycyrrhizin, a compound prized for ...

The sweetening compound in black licorice can cause irregular heart rhythm. As people prepare to dig into their favorite Halloween candy, there's one treat with a new consumption warning for adults.

When it comes to candy preferences, black licorice might be just as divisive as candy corn. But on the eve of Halloween, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

From sour spirals to the iconic salty licorice dominating the world of Swedish candy, licorice offers plenty to chew on for the curious consumer of sweets. However, when most Americans think of ...

If black licorice is among your candy stash this Halloween, be careful not to eat large amounts all at once, the Food and Drug Administration warned. Glycyrrhizin is a sweetening compound derived from ...

Exploring the Wonders of Licorice Licorice, a time-honored medicinal herb, has been utilized in traditional practices such as ...

If you were planning on wolfing down black licorice for Halloween, you may want to choose something less risky to your heart, like candy corn. Not that candy corn is good for your heart. (It's not ...

Before January 2017, pastry chef Genevieve Gergis, who along with her chef husband, Ori Menashe, runs the Los Angeles restaurants Bestia and Bavel, was a self-proclaimed “not a licorice person.” Then ...