100% Certified organic Licorice Root
Glycyrrhiza glabra
With the constituent- glycyrrhizin acid- that is 50 times sweeter than sugar, it is not surprising that licorice is mainly thought of a as candy. Yet it is also one of the most powerful herbs, anti-inflammatory that is effective in conditions as varied as arthritis and canker sores.
Acute cough with faucial irritability.
Hypotension with frequent urination.
Adrenal cortex hypofunctions.
Constipation, dry feces with scanty secretions.
Irritable bowel syndrome with constipative phase dominant, in adrenergic stress individuals.
“Surgical menopause” after 35 years of age, as a possible alternative to hormone replacement therapy (with Angelica sinensis).
Andrew Chevallier. DK Publishing. (2016). Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine (3rd ed.). New York, NY. 115.
Michael Moore. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. (1997). Specific Indication for Herbs in General Use [Pamphlet]. Brisbee, AZ: Author. 29.