Liquorice or Licorice Roots

What is Licorice?
Licorice is a perennial herb, with very hard and fibrous roots in the underground, growing 3-7 feet high and varies in thickness. Liquorice survives well in the temperate, warm and sub-tropical climates. Liquorice also does well in winters. The roots appear more like wood due to its brown outer color, whereas the inside is yellow in color commonly termed as ‘yellow tip’. This yellow tip signifies the premium quality of the root.

Botanical Name--Glycyrrhiza glabra; Greek word meaning ‘sweet root’,

Common Names: Licorice root, liquorice, sweet root, gan zao (Chinese licorice), sweet stalk, gancao, Black Sugar, Sweetwood, Glycyrrhiza glabra F. Fabacea. Licorice is termed as ‘reglissa’ in French, ‘lakritze’ in German, ‘liquirizia’ in Italian, ‘regaliz’ in Spanish and ‘mulethi’ in Urdu and Hindi.

Licorice Centuries’ Old
Licorice is the popular organic herb being used for centuries by various cultures around the world such as Greeks, Asians, Romans and Egyptians for its culinary and most prominently medicinal uses.
The healing powers and properties of the miraculous licorice herb have been endorsed by the great Egyptian and Roman emperors as well as by the Alexander the Great and Brahma, India's great prophet.

Occurrence
Licorice is obtained mainly in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

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