Botanical name: Glycyrrhiza glabra
Other name: radix glycyrrhizae
Chinese licorice (or liquorice) root refers to the rhizome, or underground stem, of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. Indigenous to Asia, Turkey, and Greece, this plant’s dried roots bear a resemblance to small twigs, featuring a woody brown exterior and a pale yellowish interior.
Medicinal Uses:
- Treating a variety of conditions
- Including lung
- Liver
- Circulatory
- Kidney diseases
