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deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
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| licorice root |
root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
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is a perennial plant indigenous to southern Europe, the Middle East and northern China; it is cultivated in many parts of the world. The rootstock is brown, wrinkled, and woody, producing an erect striated stem two to five feet in height. The leaves are alternate, odd-pinnate, and have four to seven pairs of ovate, smooth, dark green leaflets. Purplish or yellowish white flowers grow in axillary racemes and bloom from June to August. The medicinal part is the rootstock.
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Beneficial for hypoglycemia, bronchitis, colitis, diverticulosis, gastritis, stress, colds, nausea and inflammation. Cleanses the colon, promotes adrenal gland function, decreases muscle or skeletal spasms and increases fluidity of mucus from the lungs and bronchial tubes. Has hormone-like effects.
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| licorice |
The dried root of the European plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or an extract of such used medicinally, in liquors, and in candies.
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