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Is licorice tea a stimulant?
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Not really, no: Licorice is not really a stimulant. But one animal study does show that licorice extract (not tea) might have antidepressant-like activity on par with Imipramine or prozac (fluoxetine). Please note that swim tests in rats do not equal antidepressant effects in humans, though. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16443316?dopt=abstract.
Answered 8/31/2017
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No but it can cause malignant hypertension if you eat enough.
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