Akar manis: Perbedaan antara revisi

Kandungan [[senyawa organik]] aktif pada akar manis berupa [[asam glisiretinat]] merupakan penghambat [[enzim]] ''11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-OHSD) type 2'' yang berfungsi mengubah [[hormon]] [[kortisol]] menjadi hormon [[kortison]]. Konsumsi berlebihan dianggap dapat menimbulkan [[simtoma]] [[diuretik|diuresis]] dan lebih lanjut menyebabkan [[tekanan darah tinggi]].<ref>{{en}} {{cite book| title = Endocrinology: An Integrated Approach| author = Stephen Nussey; Saffron Whitehead| work = St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK| isbn = 1-85996-252-1| edition = | year = 2001| page = Cortisol and the aldosterone receptor in the kidney| publisher = BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26/box/A497| accessdate = 2011-04-29}}</ref>