Element: Water
Planet: Venus
Energy: Feminine/Receptive
Properties: Lust, love, fidelity
Folk names: Lacris, Liquorice, Sweet Root
Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a leguminous plant known for its remarkably flavorful roots and stolons, which are about 40-50 times sweeter than sugar. Historically used as a natural sweetener and food flavoring agent, licorice is often found today in commercial chewing gums, candies, and beverages, as well as in pharmaceutical drugs and lozenges. It also goes by the name Sweetwood, Yashtimadhu (honey-like wood), or Mulethi in some parts of the world.
One of the oldest medicinal plants known to humankind, licorice has been used for centuries in various healing traditions around the world. A sweet, soothing tea made from its roots is a popular home remedy for throat irritations, common colds, respiratory infections, digestive ailments, insomnia, fatigue, and various skin conditions.
Researchers have identified over 300 bioactive compounds known to have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic effects in licorice roots.
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