Licorice Effects, Dosage, and Side Effects Gan Cao; Glycyrrhiza glabra; Liquorice; Spanish Licorice; Sweet Root

Liquorice (Br.) or licorice (Am.) is the plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, in the Family Fabaceae from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a legume related to beans and peas and native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. Very little commercial liquorice is grown in North America, but wild liquorice (G. lepidota) is quite common.