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Glycyrrhiza glabra

 
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Glycyrrhiza glabra - Zoethout, Liquorice root, 光果甘草 Guangguogancao
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Common name: Zoethout, Liquorice root, 光果甘草 Guangguogancao
Family: Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae (Pea or bean family)
Distribution: Middellandse Zeegebied tot ZW.-Azië
Life form: Perennial
Comments: Used against coughs, increases blood pressure. Liquorice originally comes from the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia. However, the tasty root was already a valued thirst quencher in Roman times and that is how liquorice spread throughout the world.

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