Licorice Root (Mulethi) Sticks , Cut and Sifted Item Weight 4oz-1lb

Description: Whole Licorice Root (Mulethi)Licorice (also known as Mulethi) is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a sweet flavor can be extracted. The licorice plant is a herbaceous perennial legume native to the Middle East, southern Europe, and India. Licorice flavors are used as candies or sweeteners, particularly in some European and Middle Eastern countries.Licorice, also called Yashtimadhu in Ayurvedic medicine, is an important herb used in Ayurvedic medicine, home remedies, and folk medicines. The alleged health benefits of licorice include its use in hyperacidity, ulcer, general debility, joint pains, and various other ailments. In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice is known as "gancao" (甘草, literally "sweetgrass"), and is believed to "harmonize" the ingredients in a formula.Licorice flavor is found in a wide variety of candies or sweets. In most of these candies, the taste is reinforced by aniseed oil so the actual content of licorice is very low. Licorice confections are primarily purchased by consumers in Europe but are also popular in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand.Dried sticks of the licorice root are also a traditional confectionery in their own right in the Netherlands where were sold simply as sticks of zoethout ('sweet wood') to chew on as candy. Through chewing and suckling, the intensely sweet flavor is released. The sweetness is 30 to 50 times as strong as sucrose, without causing damage to teeth.Licorice Root - Cut & SiftedLicorice root is harvested from the rhizome of a semi-tropical plant in the bean family that comes from Europe and some parts of Asia. This species, also known as sweet wood licorice and European licorice, is the one most familiar as a culinary herb.In addition to tea, licorice root lends its flavor to simple syrups and lozenges, although the conventional licorice hard candies and “rope” sweet treat actually feature oil of anise as the primary flavoring agent with licorice added for sweetness. Licorice is also used in the pharmaceutical industry as a natural sweetener and flavor enhancer. In fact, due to the presence of glycyrrhizic acid, a compound that’s many times sweeter than sugar, licorice is also known as a sweet root.

Price: 11.39 USD

Location: South Ozone Park, New York

End Time: 2025-02-02T11:39:16.000Z

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