A press report before the BBC in the United Kingdom stated that if overdose of licorice used for medical or food additives would cause harm to human sexual function. According to the BBC, the research report was presented by Dr. Mamud Mersada of Iran's Shahei Bhairesh Medical University at the academic meeting of the British Pharmacological Society. Dr. Murthai pointed out that excessive use of licorice will reduce the secretion of male hormones, leading to sexual dysfunction such as loss of libido. Dr. Mursaltai studied 20 healthy men and asked them to take 1.3 grams of licorice root extract (containing 400 mg of glycyrrhizic acid with special flavor of licorice) and collect their blood samples for 10 consecutive days. analysis. The results showed that the testosterone values ​​of all subjects were much lower than the normal values. It is well-known that glycyrrhizic acid is widely used as a medicinal material in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, colds, flu and chronic fatigue, and has a significant effect. In addition, glycyrrhizic acid is also added in small amounts to desserts, chewing gums, toothpastes and some herbal teas. Some tobacco companies and pharmaceutical companies also use glycyrrhizic acid to make the product taste better. Individual chewing gum contains up to 24 mg of glycyrrhizic acid. In Korea, the content of glycyrrhizic acid in some herbal teas even reached 45%. For this reason, the European Union published a study that clearly recommends that people's intake of glycyrrhizic acid should not exceed 100 mg per day. We are a professional manufacturer and exporter in different kinds herbal powder extraction and liquid extraction.any extraction you need,pls.feel free to contact us.we'd like to cooperation with your esteemed companay.good commodity,resonable price and good service always is the aim we work for you. Herbal Extract,Liquid Extract Chengdu Jingke Trading Co., Ltd. , https://www.jkherb.com