Licorice has been used in food and medicine for thousands of
years. Licorice is also known as "sweet root". Licorice root
contains a compound that is about 50 times sweeter than sugar.
Licorice root is used in Eastern and Western medicine to treat
various ailments ranging from the common cold to liver disease.
It has soothing, soothing, encrusting and expectorant properties,
meaning it helps get rid of phlegm.
Licorice is especially useful in fighting bronchitis, upper respiratory tract, and cough. It stimulates mucus production and helps loosen sticky mucus. Licorice also helps reduce stomach acid and increases mucus secretion in the gastric tract, thereby relieving irritation and inflammation. It can combat heartburn, indigestion, and stomach and duodenal ulcers. It can also reduce the healing time of mouth ulcers.