BloomWellMany slimming teas do contain licorice root, including the evening blend of All Day Slimming Tea. It matters because its compound glycyrrhizin can raise blood pressure.
Yes, this one has it. Licorice root is listed in the evening blend of All Day Slimming Tea, and it shows up in a lot of evening slimming and detox teas besides. It is not there by accident. It is one of the oldest herbs in the digestive cabinet.
The maker lists licorice root alongside senna leaves, peppermint, fennel fruit, orange peel, cinnamon bark, dandelion, lemongrass and ginger. The morning blend is a different formula and does not list it, so the herb only reaches you in the evening cup.
So the label question has a clean answer. Whether that is a problem for you is a separate question, and it has a clearer answer than most ingredient debates. You are doing the right thing by turning the box over first, and it comes down to one compound.
The compound is glycyrrhizin, also written glycyrrhizic acid. It is what makes licorice taste sweet, and it is also what makes licorice pharmacologically active rather than merely flavorful. Health writers call it the reason licorice earns a warning label at all.
Henry Ford Health explains the mechanism plainly. Glycyrrhizic acid blocks an enzyme in the kidney, mimicking an excess of the hormone aldosterone. Your body then holds sodium and sheds potassium, so blood pressure rises and potassium levels fall.
That is a real physiological effect, not a theoretical one. Cardiologist Shalini Modi notes that taking just 100 milligrams of glycyrrhizic acid per day can significantly raise blood pressure, and that with long-term use it can build up in the system.
This is where most ingredient articles get vague, so here is the specific shape of it. The risk from licorice is not about a single cup. It is about dose and duration together, which is exactly why a daily tea ritual deserves a moment of thought.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health puts a sharper edge on it. Even small amounts of glycyrrhizin have been linked to severe adverse effects in people who consume a lot of salt, in people with hypertension, and in people with heart or kidney conditions.
“Licorice is not a filler in these blends. It is a pharmacologically active root, and the same compound that makes it taste sweet is the one your kidneys respond to.”
Two people can drink the same cup and carry very different risk. A woman with well-controlled blood pressure and a woman on a diuretic are not in the same situation, and no tea box can tell them apart. Only the person who knows your chart can.
Here is the practical gap. An ingredient list names licorice root, but it does not tell you how many milligrams of glycyrrhizin are in the bag, and herbal teas are generally not required to. Henry Ford Health notes supplements are not tightly regulated by the FDA.
That is not a scandal. It is simply the limit of what a label can do for you. Steep time, leaf quantity and the specific extract all shift how much of the compound actually reaches your cup, and none of those appear in the ingredient panel.
"Glycyrrhizic acid blocks an enzyme in the kidney, mimicking an excess of aldosterone hormone, so blood pressure increases and potassium levels decrease, per Henry Ford Health cardiology."
It also explains why a deglycyrrhizinated version exists. NCCIH notes oral licorice products that do not contain glycyrrhizin, labeled DGL, might be safe for up to 4 months. That distinction is worth knowing when you compare two boxes that both say licorice.
Licorice rarely travels alone in these blends. In the evening formula it sits next to senna, a stimulant laxative herb, and next to fennel and peppermint, which are carminatives traditionally used to ease gas. Those are three quite different jobs in one bag.
Grouping them helps you read any box, not just this one. Carminatives like fennel and peppermint are the gentlest tier. Stimulant laxatives like senna are the ones herbalists flag for short-term use. Licorice sits in its own tier because of the blood pressure question.
This is the part that matters more than any brand comparison. If you have high blood pressure, a heart condition, an arrhythmia, or kidney disease, licorice is the ingredient to raise with your doctor before you start a daily tea, not after.
Medications matter too. NCCIH reports interactions between licorice and corticosteroids, and low potassium is a particular concern for anyone on a diuretic. Henry Ford Health also flags people with a low heart rate, because falling potassium can slow the rhythm further.
Bring the actual box to the appointment. A pharmacist or doctor can read the panel against your medication list in about a minute, and that single conversation replaces every hour you could spend reading ingredient articles online, including this one.
The reason you can even ask this question about All Day Slimming Tea is that the maker publishes its full ingredient list, morning and evening, on its own page. That is the baseline any blend should meet, and plenty of shelf products still do not.
BloomWell did not create this tea and makes no health claims about it. What we can say is that a published ingredient list is what makes an informed conversation with your doctor possible. You can read the maker's own ingredient page and take it from there.
Checking one herb before buying is not being difficult. It is the same instinct that makes you read a nutrition panel. Licorice happens to be the ingredient in this category where that instinct pays off most, and you already had it before you got here.
Free to read · The maker's claims and terms are on their official page
Taking just 100 milligrams of glycyrrhizic acid a day can significantly raise blood pressure, a Henry Ford Health cardiologist reports. Dose and duration together are what decide the risk. [1]
Licorice root is listed in the evening blend, not the morning one.
The sweet compound blocks a kidney enzyme, so pressure can rise.
Blood pressure, kidney or heart history changes the answer entirely.
| Herb | Role in blend | Flag to know | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licorice rootGlycyrrhiza glabra | Sweet, soothing | Raises blood pressure | Ask doctor |
| Senna leafSenna alexandrina | Stimulant laxative | Short-term use only | Caution |
| Fennel fruitFoeniculum vulgare | Carminative | Generally gentle | Mild |
| Peppermint leafMentha piperita | Carminative | Reflux for some | Mild |
Yes. The maker lists licorice root in the evening tea, alongside senna, peppermint, fennel and cinnamon bark. The morning blend is a separate formula and does not list it.
Its compound glycyrrhizin blocks a kidney enzyme, mimicking excess aldosterone, so blood pressure can rise and potassium can fall, per Henry Ford Health. Dose and duration drive the risk.
A Henry Ford Health cardiologist reports that just 100 milligrams of glycyrrhizic acid daily can significantly raise blood pressure. Labels rarely state the amount, so ask your doctor.
Deglycyrrhizinated licorice has the glycyrrhizin removed. NCCIH notes such products might be safe for up to 4 months. It is a different ingredient from whole licorice root.
That is your doctor's call, not ours. BloomWell is an editorial brand, not a medical provider, and nothing here diagnoses, treats, cures or prevents any condition.
Readers checking one herb usually want the maker's full published panel before deciding anything.
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