Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
From earliest recorded human history, licorice root (glycyrrhiza glabra) has been a valued food and medicine. Written into the papyrus scrolls of ancient Egypt were recipes for the use of licorice root, including its use as a sweet drink, revered as an ‘elixir of life’ and preserver of youth and beauty. Undoubtedly this can be…