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What licorice do you use and how much how often to lower T?  thanks

And is there a round about formula for how much to lower a certain %?

thanks!

happyboobsWhat licorice do you use and how much how often to lower T?  thanks
And is there a round about formula for how much to lower a certain %?
thanks!

I must stress that I am not a doctor and not giving medical advise. Also I would highly caution you about overdoing it with licorice. Use carefully because we don't need to increase breasts at the expense of having a heart attack, stroke, or bloodclots.

There have been small human and animals studies that show Licorice Root (not the candy) can reduce the conversion of  androstenedione to testosterone through inhibiting an enzyme, I think it's called 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.


A study of healthy young men showed that taking 7 grams of licorice per day (with 0.5 grams Glycyrrhetinic Acid) over 7 days reduced the conversion of androstenedione to Testosterone for an average decrease of 55%. 740 ng/dl to 484 ng/dl.

The study was scrutinized and the researchers redid the study with a larger sample size and found the second time there was a 26% reduction in testosterone.

A rat study showed that rats had about a quarter reduction in testosterone from taking 2 grams per kg of body weight.
To figure the equivalent dose for humans there are allometric calculators online to convert. But roughly speaking pound per pound (kg per kg) humans need 6.2 times less intake per kg of body weight for similar results. So going from a 250 mg rat to a 100 kg human means 400 times more. But don't forget to divide 400 by 6.2. That gives us 64.5 times more licorice needed by humans than a rat. This would mean 130 grams. This amount would be toxic and maybe deadly and cost prohibitive. 

At my height I never exceeded 3.5 to 7 grams daily of licorice extract. My testosterone dropped nearly in half but I became sick and stopped altogether.
Since then I focus more on reducing free testosterone levels which is more important than only reducing total testosterone.

I don't know why my results were twice as good as the larger human study and significantly better than the rat study. So don't use my numbers as your own without researching peer reviwed studies.

I just went on Amazon and found licorice extract that listed the Glycyrrhetinic Acid content. My goal was to take 500 mg of 
Glycyrrhetinic Acid. Half before bed and half upon waking. I don't know if my timing increased results but it worked for me.

You might instead consider Spearmint tea which I have found to also help reduce my testosterone levels modestly but more importantly increased my SHBG. At least for me this had the effect of reducing my free testosterone levels to about 30-50% of their baseline. Use caution though. I steeped between 60 and 80 grams of tea daily. This can impact your kidneys.