Licorice root ingredients fight cavities, gum disease

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 12:32 in Health & Medicine

Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice — used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine — that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease,...

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