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Can You Take Licorice Root and Red Clover Together?
Dose or timing may matter
The short answer
Licorice Root has estrogenic properties (via glabridin and liquiritigenin), and Red Clover provides isoflavone phytoestrogens. Combined use may produce additive estrogenic effects.
How to arrange timing
Consider using one phytoestrogenic herb at a time.
Reference
Reference noted for this combination: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2008; 285(1-2): 43-48
Important context
Whether supplements suit you together also depends on dose, product formulation, health conditions, and medication use. Ask a doctor or pharmacist first if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a chronic condition.