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Licorice, glycyrrhiza glabra |

The Liquorice or Glabre liquorice, from Greek γλυκύρριζα1 (Glycyrrhiza Glabra L.) is a Perennial plant of the family of Fabaceae, of the subfamily of Faboideae, Aux Racines Aromatic. It is from southernEurope andAsia.

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Liquorice also designates the root of this plant. Elixir of long life for traditional Chinese medicine and according to Hippocrates, this root, with a characteristic, sweet and bitter taste, has been harvested since theAntiquity on the coast Ionia Calabraise, where it pushes naturally.

Licorice also designates the aromatic extract from the root of this plant, used in Confectionery (it also designates the confectionery made from this aroma). In the latter case, " Liquorice " can be used in masculine as in the feminine2.

Licorice is a herbaceous plant Measuring between 1 meter and 1.5 meter high.Ses Roots form Rhizomes. It has large leaves pennées, from 7 to 15 centimeters long, composed of 9 to 17 leaflets, and small flowers purple with a centimeter in diameter, arranged in inflorescence.Son fruit is a pod flat, 2 at 3 CM Long, which contains many seeds.

The liquorice grows preferentially in a rich and humid soil and it needs a warm climate, as in the perimeter of the Mediterranean, in the south of United States, at Middle East, in North Africa and atMauritius. Once planted in a climatic zone suitable for it, the liquorice tends to become invasive : even after tearing off the roots, the slightest fragment left in the ground will cause a new plant.

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