A novel molecule extracted from licorice root is able to stop some cancers dead in their tracks, According to a collaborative research study conducted at Rutgers, The State university of New Jersey. A novel molecule extracted from licorice root has the ability to stop some cancers dead in their tracks, According to a collaborative study conducted at Rutgers, The State university or college of New Jersey.Mohamed Rafi, Assistant professor in the office of food science at Rutgers' Cook College, revealed the new molecule, Hydroxy DHP (BHP), In common health supplements made from licorice root, A natural remedy with curative powers familiar for millennia. Rafi tested the compound in the laboratory on tissues taken from prostate and breast cancers tumors,We were able to conclusively demonstrate in my ballet shoes