Re: Licorice - Baschetti

[Guest guest]

It's the sodium in the milk.

http://www.primenet.com/~camilla/licorice.html

" Dr. Baschetti's protocol uses relatively low doses of licorice, which is more

in keeping with traditional herbalism than the D'Adamo protocol. Unlike D'Adamo,

he does not tell people to stop taking it after a given period of time. He

recommends 2 grams of licorice extract in milk once per day. He regards the milk

as quite important, because it is high in sodium and theorizes that less

licorice will be needed to raise blood pressure. In some of his patients, he

also supplements the licorice with low dose (about 20 mg.) hydrocortisone. (not

all that different from flor/cort in s) "

Bzzz...

From: " pmm " <berry@a...>

Does anybody know why it is recommended that the powdered licorice be taken

in milk? Is it the protein, fat, or what ? Why not just dissolved in water?

I just rec'd my licorice from the seaquake folks and they even suggest rice

or soy milk, if necessary but say cow's milk is best.

Thanks for any info "

M-

[Guest guest]

The condition of micro flora in your gut will acutely effect your

licorice extract dose. Even though glycyrrhizic acid is considered

the major bioactive molecule in licorice, very little is found in the

blood of those who are taking this herb because Glycyrrhizic acid is

not readily absorbed. It must first be metabolized in the lower parts

of the intestine by a special strain of bacteria into 18 beta

glycytenic acid (18 beta-GA). This special bacteria has been

identified as Eubacterium sp. Strain GLH (Glycyrrhizin Hydrolyzing).

But back to your question.

Dr. Baschetti believes it is the sodium in milk. I've tried licorice

in water along witgh sodium tablets and have been unable to produce

the great results I get with whole milk. I think the milk has

nutrients used by the special bacteria in the gut. These bacteria

are necessary to break down the GA into its bioactive metabolite, 18

beta glycytenic acid.

But licorice can still be used effectively without milk. It just

requires a higher dose if you use water or some other substitute. If

you read the dosing instrutions you will find that dosing is an

individual thing anyway....no two people will use the same dose

because no two have the same gut flora. the dose of licorice you

will require will depend on your gut flora and body weight, not on

anything else.

More info can be found at:

http://www.deafwhale.com/treating-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-with-

licorice/index.html

Whatever you do....do not take hydrocortisone or florinef on the same

day you take a normal dose of licorice. Licorice can potentiate the

hydrocortisone and the florinef by 6 fold, which can result is

excessive cortisol. It is much better to take in an " every other

day " or an " every third day " protocol.

Read the web site above for more complete details. Nurse Camilla's

web site below is misleading and filled with junk. Please, do not

seek any advice for taking licorice from any place other than the

site above. We hacve distributed Baschetti for 7 years and have the

experience of thousands of daily users around the world.

Dave

> It's the sodium in the milk.

> http://www.primenet.com/~camilla/licorice.html

> " Dr. Baschetti's protocol uses relatively low doses of licorice,

which is more in keeping with traditional herbalism than the D'Adamo

protocol. Unlike D'Adamo, he does not tell people to stop taking it

after a given period of time. He recommends 2 grams of licorice

extract in milk once per day. He regards the milk as quite important,

because it is high in sodium and theorizes that less licorice will be

needed to raise blood pressure. In some of his patients, he also

supplements the licorice with low dose (about 20 mg.) hydrocortisone.

(not all that different from flor/cort in s) "