Licorice root learn about its properties and use

Licorice is a herb that has been known for centuries. It has long been used in herbal medicine, it owes its health-promoting properties to its roots and fallows. It is the licorice root that is the most valuable in it. Already in the XNUMXth century, licorice root was used as a medicine for many ailments, including kidney, stomach, bladder and respiratory diseases. What other properties does licorice root have and how to use it? About it below!

Licorice root – everything you need to know!

Main working ingredient: glycyrrhizin

Features:

• It binds water in the skin
• It has anti-allergic and anti-seborrhoeic properties
• It also has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral effects
• It has an antioxidant and soothing effect on the skin
• Reduces skin redness and swelling (action: skin protection)
• When consumed, it has a diuretic effect
• It increases the sex drive

What should be kept in mind when using licorice root?

When using licorice root, remember that this herb also slightly raises blood pressure. Therefore, its use by people with hypertension should be under the supervision of a doctor. Licorice root should then be taken in moderation.

• Curiosity: Licorice is also used in the food industry as an additive to sweets. In the Scandinavian countries, liquorice is used to produce popular candies with a black color and an interesting, unusual taste. Licorice candies, despite the fact that they are sweets, have quite the opposite effect – they do not contribute to the formation of tooth decay, but they prevent it. It is worth giving them to small children as an alternative to other sweets.

Licorice Root: Uses

1. It is worth using it in home cosmetics, especially for facial skin care
2. Licorice root is great as a natural anti-allergy medicine
3. It helps in inhibiting the first signs of aging, properly moisturizing the skin and binding it in its deepest layers
4. For use in the case of colds, flu or other infections
5. A good supplementary remedy for popular cystitis. It helps to quickly “get rid” of the bacteria that cause the disease in the bladder
6. It is worth using it in skin diseases such as psoriasis
7. Licorice root decoction can be used in duodenal and stomach ulcers. It relieves symptoms and helps to heal open wounds

Where to buy licorice root?

You can easily get it at almost any pharmacy. Licorice root is a cheap and widely available ingredient. It is also found as part of commercial cosmetics: it is used in creams, gels, tonics and shampoos.