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is there a difference between licorice and licorice root?

tea herbs licorice root
I mean this specifically to TEA. I want to know if they have different medicinal properties, and if they are different at all.

I’m fairly sure that any licorice used medicinely (as in tea for instance) will be derived from licorice root. The only other kind of licorice is the candy type which used to contain licorice root extract (hence the name) but rarely does these days – it’s mostly flavoured with aniseed and other things.

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2 Responses to “is there a difference between licorice and licorice root?”

  1. dee Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 4:22 am

    Do you mean the candy? Licorice root or Gan Cao in TCM is used to treat certain patterns of disease.
    References :

  2. Nikodemus99 Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 4:46 am

    I’m fairly sure that any licorice used medicinely (as in tea for instance) will be derived from licorice root. The only other kind of licorice is the candy type which used to contain licorice root extract (hence the name) but rarely does these days – it’s mostly flavoured with aniseed and other things.
    References :

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