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PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
Volume 26, Issue 9, Pages 1381-1384Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3728
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non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NAFLD; NASH; licorice root; glycyrrhizin
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This study was performed to investigate the effects of licorice on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this double blind randomized clinical trial, 66 patients were divided into case and control groups. All patients had elevated liver enzymes and had increased liver echogenicity (lipid accumulation) on sonography. The case group was treated with one capsule containing 2?g aqueous licorice root extract per day for 2?months while the control group was treated in the same manner with a placebo. Weight, body mass index (BMI) and liver transaminase levels were measured for each patient before and after the study. In the case group, the mean alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level decreased from 64.09 to 51.27?IU/mL and the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level decreased from 58.18 to 49.45?IU/mL, which were statistically significant (p?
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