Glycyrrhiza glabra

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Glycyrrhiza glabra - deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

licorice, liquorice

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza - sticky perennial Eurasian herbs

licorice root - root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines

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genus Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza licorice licorice root liquorice			Licorice, derived from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, has been used for many millennia as an alternative medicine for treatment of inflammation, allergies, and gastric and duodenal ulcers," wrote Agarwal and co-authors. Gargling with licorice solution can cut severity of post-surgery sore ... by Asian News International However, Glycyrrhiza glabra, an obscure member of the Leguminosae family, actually originates from the Mediterranean and South West Asia and was first known to have been processed into liquorice by the Germans in the 11th century. Where does that come from? Liquorice by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Liquorice, extracted from the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant from southern Europe and Asia, has been important in Chinese medicine for centuries. ALL-SORTED; Liquorice could be key to beat bowel cancer by The Mirror (London, England)			glycol Glycolic glycolic acid Glycolide glycolipid glycollic acid Glycoluric Glycoluril Glycolyl glycolysis glyconeogenesis Glyconian Glyconic Glyconin glycophilia glycophyte glycoprotein glycosaminoglycan glycose glycoside Glycosine Glycosometer glycosuria glycosylation Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhizimic Glycyrrhizin Glyn Glyndebourne Glyoxal Glyoxalic glyoxaline Glyoxime glyph Glyphic Glyphograph Glyphographic glyphography glyphosate glyptal glyptic glyptic art glyptics Glyptodon glyptodont glyptograph Glyptographic glyptography glyptology			glycotropic glycotropic factor Glycrin Glycrin Glycrin glycuresis glycuresis glycuronate glycuronic acid glycuronidase glycuronide glycyl glycyl glycyl alcohol glycyl alcohol glycylglycine Glycylglycyl-L-Histidyl-Glycine Glycyphagus Glycyphagus destructor Glycyphagus domesticus Glycyrrhetinate Glycyrrhetinic acid Glycyrrhetinic Acid-Like Factor Glycyrrhetyl Monoglucuronide Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhizic acid Glycyrrhizic acid Glycyrrhizimic Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizinic acid GLYDSA GLYDSAA Glyfada Golf Club of Athens GLYHA GLYI Glyn Glyn Ebwy Glyn Ebwy Glyn Ward North Residents' Association Glynase Glynase PresTab Glynase PresTab Glyndeborne Glyndeborne Glyndebourn Glyndebourn Glyndebourne Glyndebourne Glyndebourne festival Glyndebourne festival

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