Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English; IPA: LIK-ər-ish, -iss) is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring is extracted.The liquorice plant is an herbaceous perennial legume native to Western Asia, North Africa, and Southern Europe. Liquorice is used as a flavouring in candies, tobacco, beverages, and pharmaceuticals, and is marketed as a dietary supplement.Liquorice extracts have been used in herbalism and traditional medicine. Excessive consumption of liquorice (more than 2 mg/kg [3.2×10−5 oz/lb] per day of pure glycyrrhizinic acid, a liquorice component) may result in adverse effects, with overconsumption suspected clinically in people presenting with otherwise unexplained hypertension, low blood potassium, and muscle weakness. Consuming licorice should be avoided during pregnancy....
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