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Keebler
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Good tip for the coconut oil. It has been helping avoid coughing this weekend, hit with a monster cough, it helps moisten the throat.
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I gathered this about DGL a while back:
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DGL has always been wonderful for me. Immediate relief and long lasting.
WHAT IT DOES: Licorice root is sweet in taste and cooling in action. It detoxifies poisons from the blood and liver, and reduces general inflammation and pain. It moistens and heals the lungs and digestive tract.
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This led to the development of DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice), a form of licorice that does not contain the agents responsible for the side effects such as electrolyte changes.
The de-acidified DGL tablet or capsule form used in Europe and America is therefore devoid of any major side effects, and is effective for healing the intestinal membranes. Because it is chewable, it also is helpful to the esophagus.
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[regarding regular licorice] . . . Many patients express concerns about using licorice because they have seen negative press coverage of this herb.
It is important to understand that these reported concerns are dose-related. Licorice is traditionally used as approximately five percent of a formula, and that is what I usually do with it.
If a patient takes the typical six to nine grams of concentrated 4:1 powder per day, this works out to about 1.2-1.8 grams of licorice, well within recommended dosage levels.
Personally, I've never seen any of the potassium depletion and sodium retention effects described in the literature, and the pharmacologists I've consulted with assure me that such effects are rare, and easily reversible simply by stopping use.
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Research Highlights
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According to several studies, DGL licorice is a very effective ulcer treatment
Hepatoprotective: Licorice reduces liver inflammation; in high doses, it inhibits the viruses that cause liver inflammation.
Phlegm-resolving: Licorice is used for cough with difficult to expectorate sputum (e.g., with common cold, bronchitis, chronic sputum production). It is considered demulcent, useful for dry-phlegm conditions that cause hoarseness and wheezing.
Modern findings: The herb has powerful anti-inflammatory actions, the effect being due to both its saponin and flavonoid content.
glm1111
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Keebler,
I also just read that coughing could also be heartburn related. Never new that, but it makes sense.
Interesting info about the licorice.
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Keebler
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Thanks, Gael, for that information.
I just came back to note that DGL also helps calm coughing. . . I ran out of DGL a while back and forgot all about it - until the cough started Friday night.
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