Healthy Hepper.com Newsletter
10/12/2008
http://www.healthyhepper.com
 In this issue:
1. Potential Benefits of Licorice Root
2. Hepatitis Event: Teleconference for the hep C community
3. Hepatitis Information Page

1. Licorice Root
Licorice root is the peeled or unpeeled dried root of the licorice plant
(Glycyrrhiza glabra).
The primary active component of licorice root is a substance called
glycyrrhizin. Licorice
root has been in use in China since the second and third century B.C. and in the
West
since Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times.21

Summary of the research findings

* Laboratory studies of glycyrrhizin in cell cultures suggest that it may
have antiviral
properties.21

* In a review of several randomized controlled trials, researchers reported
that
glycyrrhizin has potential for reducing long-term complications in chronic
hepatitis C in
those patients who may not respond to interferon.22 Several of the trials
reviewed
indicated improvements in liver tissue damaged by hepatitis. Some also showed
improvements in how well the liver did its job after treatment.

* A 1997 study and a 2002 review suggest that long-term administration of
glycyrrhizin
might prevent liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis C.23,24

* The use of glycyrrhizin as a complementary therapy (i.e., used in addition
to
conventional interferon therapy) has been studied, but no significant benefit
has been
found.25,26

* Recent clinical trials have shown that taking glycyrrhizin lowers the
levels of liver
enzymes (increased levels of certain liver enzymes indicate liver damage or
inflammation).
However, taking the herbA plant or part of a plant used for its flavor, scent,
or potential
therapeutic properties. Includes flowers, leaves, bark, fruit, seeds, stems, and
roots. did
not reduce the amount of HCV in patients' blood, a critical indicator of the
long-term
progress of the infection.27-29

Side effects and possible risks
Taking licorice over a prolonged period of time can lead to potentially serious
side effects,
including high blood pressure, salt and water retention, swelling, depletion of
potassium,
headache, and/or sluggishness.30 Glycyrrhizin can worsen ascites, the
accumulation of
fluid in the abdominal cavity, a condition that can be caused by cirrhosis.31
The herb also
can interact with certain drugs, such as diuretics, digitalis, antiarrhythmic
agents, and
corticosteroids.
Information taken from:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/hepatitisc/#takecare


2. Here is one great interactive event everyone can make it to. If you would
like to check
out more hep events or if you’d like one posted, vistit
http://www.healthyhepper.com/events.htm

Have questions? Join the Hepatitis C Teleconferences on Wednesday
Posted by: "PeachStatePam"
Join us every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm CST, to listen to speakers discuss
various
hepatitis C related topics, followed by a question and answer session, and time
to "chat."

Teleconference is free and confidential. You are not required to give your
"real" name, but
the moderator will ask the state you're calling from.

If you are a healthcare provider, or product sales person (pharmaceutical or the
like), you
are required to disclose this information should you come into the discussion.
This is a
teleconference for the hep C community, their family and friends. Please respect
their
privacy.
By the way, if you want to have an @hepcmo.org email address, send an email to
signup@..., and we'll set you up with one!!

MODERATORS
JOHANNA KOSKINEN, HEPATITIS C MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH
PAM LANGFORD, H.E.A.L.S. of the South

If you'd like to join weekly chats,
send an email to:
Hep C Chat Live!!!
(teleconferences@...)
You will receive a telephone number and a code
to join the conference

The website to sign up and get the code is: http://www.hepcmo.org/chatlive.htm

3. Hepatitis Information
Read in depth on these topics at:
http://www.healthyhepper.com/information.htm
I. NUTRITIONAL HEALING
A. Nutritional Healing for Hep C
B. Amino Acids
C. Vitamins
D. Antioxidants
E. Liver Herbs
F. Foods Good for the Liver
G. Thymic Protein
H. Alpha Lipoic Acid
I. Vitamin C & HCV
J. Milk Thistle - Silymarin
K. Glutathione
L. Nutritional Liver Supplements

II. HEP C FACTS & FAQ'S
Facts & FAQ's

III. WARNINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEP C
A. List of Potentially Harmful Substances

IV. NAOMI JUDD'S VICTORY
A. Judd's Victory Over Hepatitis
B. Letter From Naomi
C. Naomi's Holistic (Body-Mind-Spirit) Reading List
D. Naomi's Self-Directed Healing Program
E. Sound Healing & Audio Tape Suggestions from Naomi

V. INTERVIEWS
A. LLOYD WRIGHT
B. Ralph Napolitano, "A Survivor's Story" CLICK HERE

VI. IMMUNE SYSTEM
Your Immune System & Hep C

VII. NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HEP C
A. Checklist
Read in depth on these topics at:
http://www.healthyhepper.com/information.htm

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