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Gender | Age (in years) | Consumption | Symptoms/complications | Reference |
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Man | 70 | Licorice candies, 60–100 g/daily for 4–5 years | Hypertension, hypokalemia, rhabdomyolysis | [190] |
Woman | 90 | Antacid with licorice | Hypertension, hypokalemia, myoclonus, metabolic alkalosis | [191] |
Woman | 55 | High amount of licorice, daily, for 4 years | Hypertension, hypokalemia | [192] |
Woman | 44 | Chewing licorice sticks, 3 days | Edema, bilateral nocturnal hand pain, paresthesias in fingers, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome | [193] |
Woman | 46 | Herbal tea with licorice, 1-2 cups/daily for 7 years | Hypertension, hypokalemia, reduced plasma aldosterone, and renin | [194] |
Woman | 39 | Herbal medicine with licorice/daily for 8 weeks | Hypertension, hypokalemia, muscle weakness, acute renal failure | [195] |
Woman | 38 | Licorice root tea, 3 times per day for 2 months | Polymorphic, ventricular tachycardia | [196] |
Man | 52 | Licorice, 1.5 g/daily for 2 months | Hypertension, severe asthenia, muscle cramps | [197] |
Man | 49 | Herbal formulation containing licorice, for 1.5 years | Hypokalemia, somnolence, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure | [198] |
Man | 57 | Licorice, 900 g/weekly for 3–4 months | Hypertension, acute visual impairment, hypokalemia | [199] |
Man | 72 | Licorice, 2 oz/weekly for 1 month | Hypertension, metabolic alkalosis, severe hypokalemia, increase in rhabdomyolysis indexes myoglobinuria | [200] |
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