Licorice Extract Provides New Treatment Option For Canker Sores

Commonly referred to as Recurrent Apthous Ulcers (RAU) ,Canker sores are shallow painful lesions that affect one in five Americans and are caused by food allergies and hormonal changes.

According to a study published in the March/April 2008 issue of General Dentistry canker sores can now can be treated by an extract in licorice root herbal extract. According to the study Licorice root extract was used as a prescribed treatment for gastric ulcers until the 1970s. In its original form, licorice root extract has a very strong taste. However, when combined with a self-adhering, time-release, dissolving oral patch, the taste is mild and pleasant.

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