Description
Licorice has a long history of use in traditional western herbalism as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is an herbaceous legume that is native to the Middle East, southern Europe, and India. The root has become popular worldwide as a sweetener in herbal infusions and a flavoring ingredient in candy and baked goods. Our licorice powder is ground from organically cultivated Glycyrrhiza glabra roots. Licorice root powder can be encapsulated, used in baking, and tinctured as licorice extract.
Licorice root is one of the most widely used herbs worldwide and is the single most used herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine today. It was used by the Egyptians as a flavoring for a drink called Mai-sus, and large quantities were found in the tomb of King Tut for his trip into the afterlife. Pliny the Elder recommended it to clear the voice and alleviate thirst and hunger. Dioscides, when traveling with Alexander the Great, recommended that his troops carry and use licorice to help with stamina for long marches, as well as for thirst in areas of drought. In the Middle Ages it was taken to alleviate the negative effects of highly spicy or overcooked food. It was also used for flavoring tobacco, and as a foaming agent in fire extinguishers and beer.
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