Licorice Root Tea

Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Licorice Root can be used to add a sweet flavour to desserts and drinks like a warm hot cup of licorice root tea.

Licorice is used for a vast array of conditions including bronchitis, coughs, sore throats, inflammatory stomach conditions, peptic ulcers, arthritis, allergic conditions, constipation, skin problems. It stimulates the adrenal glands making it useful in the treatment of addisons disease.

Other Uses

Licorice Root adds flavour and foam to beer and a colour to stout.

Actions

Anti-inflammatory, expectorant, demulcent, adrenal agent, mild laxative.

Contraindications

High blood pressure

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