Medicinal plant Süßholz Lakritzwurzel Glycyrrhiza glabra Liquorice root Suessholz
Native to Asia and Mediterranean region Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra in the family Leguminosae is a tall shrub 4 5 feet having blue or violet flowers Most commercial licorice is extracted from varieties of G glabra The most common variety G glabra var typica Spanish licorice is characterized by blue flowers while the variety G glabra var glandulifera Russian licorice has violet blossoms The name glycyrrhiza comes from Greek words meaning sweet root The roots contain the medicinally active constituents The plant requires rich soils and grows in subtropical climates It is indigenous to Turkey Iraq Spain Greece and northern China
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