What it is: Licorice Root is a botanical root from the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant, recognized for its naturally sweet taste and bioactive compounds, especially glycyrrhizin, flavonoids, and saponins.
What it does: It supports digestive comfort, helps maintain healthy throat and respiratory tissues, and may promote stress resilience by exerting gentle adaptogenic and anti-inflammatory effects.
How it is used: Commonly used in supplements addressing digestion, throat soothing, stress support, and overall herbal wellness.
Natural sources and supplement forms: Naturally found in the dried root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice is used as whole pieces, powders, teas, liquid extractions, and standardized extracts (including deglycyrrhizinated licorice, DGL).
Why it appears in supplement formulas: Chosen for its effects supporting digestive health, soothing sore throats, and helping the body adapt to stress, especially in traditional herbal blends.
What to know before use: Standard licorice root (with glycyrrhizin) can increase blood pressure or alter potassium levels with prolonged use; DGL forms are gentler for long-term use and those sensitive to these effects.
What it does: It supports digestive comfort, helps maintain healthy throat and respiratory tissues, and may promote stress resilience by exerting gentle adaptogenic and anti-inflammatory effects.
How it is used: Commonly used in supplements addressing digestion, throat soothing, stress support, and overall herbal wellness.
Natural sources and supplement forms: Naturally found in the dried root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice is used as whole pieces, powders, teas, liquid extractions, and standardized extracts (including deglycyrrhizinated licorice, DGL).
Why it appears in supplement formulas: Chosen for its effects supporting digestive health, soothing sore throats, and helping the body adapt to stress, especially in traditional herbal blends.
What to know before use: Standard licorice root (with glycyrrhizin) can increase blood pressure or alter potassium levels with prolonged use; DGL forms are gentler for long-term use and those sensitive to these effects.
Interesting Fact
Licorice Root: Ancient Herb with a Naturally Sweet Twist
Licorice root comes from the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant and is naturally up to 50 times sweeter than table sugar due to a compound called glycyrrhizin. It has been prized for thousands of years in both Eastern and Western herbal traditions, and its distinctive sweet flavor is still used today in some candies, teas, and supplement blends.
