The common sweet treat comes from the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra and has been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years to improve health. This plant is native to Western Asia, North Africa, ...

The candy originally got its taste from a specific plant called Glycyrrhiza glabra. Instead of using the extract from this plant, many manufacturers substitute aniseed oil to give black licorice ...

A woody-based perennial to 1.2m tall, with upright stems bearing sticky leaves to 20cm long, formed of numerous opposite pairs of leaflets. Pale blue to violet flowers are produced in loose, upright ...

Fruit consists of oblong brown pods that are covered with long hooked prickles. True licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) has traditionally been used as a treatment for coughs, sore throats, ...

Liquorice or Licorice is an adaptogen herb, grown in Europe, India and some other parts of Asia. It is a root of Glycyrrhiza glabra. Licorice root contains various anti-depressant compounds. It is ...