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Licorice
Family:
Fabaceae |
Latin Name:
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
Description
Pencil-like pieces of the dried runners consisting of yellow fibrous wood are chewed for their sweetness. The plant is perennial, reaching 2 meters in height from a root system of taproots, branch roots, and meter long runners.
Common Uses
The chief medicinal action of licorice is as a demulcent and emollient. Its soothing properties make it excellent in throat and chest complaints and it is a very common ingredient in throat pastilles and cough mixtures. Recent research has shown that it has a pain-killing effect on stomach ulcers, and prolonged use raises the blood pressure. Certain agents in licorice have recently been credited with antibacterial and mild antiviral effects; licorice may be useful in treating dermatitis, colds, and infections.
History
Licorice has been used medicinally for many centuries. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all recognized how beneficial it was for coughs, colds, and chills. Licorice has been used medicinally since at least 500 B.C., and still features in official pharmacopoeia as a "drug" for stomach ulcers.
Products Containing this Ingredient
Adrenal Formula, Adrenal Strength Blend, Allergy Rescue, Appetite Formula (CSK), B Vitamin, Anti- Fatigue™, Blood Stream Formula (RCC) Capsules, Blood Stream Formula Syrup (RCC), Blood Sugar Pro™ (formerly Uplift®), Cold Snap, Herbal, Cold Snap, Herbal, Cold Sore Anti- Viral (formerly Herp- Less Blend), Complete Nutritional System, Cough Syrup, Herbal, Cough Syrup, Herbal, Echinacea & Goldenseal Tincture, New Dimensions®, EchinOsha Blend, Facial Cleanser, Lavender, Gum Health Blend, Licorice Root Tincture, New Dimensions®, Licorice Root, Cert. Organic, Liver & Gallbladder Cleanse, Quick, Liver Cleanse Blend, Lung Renewal Blend, Pancreas Formula, Quick Tabs, Herbal Clean, Smooth Move, Organic, Stop Smoking Blend, Throat Spray, Honey n Propolis, Cherry Flavor, Toner, Lavender- Hydrating, Toothpaste, Fresh Mint, Ayurvedic Formula, Toothpaste, Mint- Free, Ayurvedic Formula, Women's Gold®, Womenopause (formerly Dong Quai Woman’s Blend)
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