Proof The Bible Is True

By Lindsay Sheehan

An herbaceous perennial native to Europe and Asia, the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant produces woody roots that are highly prized as a natural sweetener. Commonly known as licorice, the roots are 30 to 50 times sweeter than sugar, and are chiefly composed of the compound glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) which is what gives licorice its unique flavor.

Though it is mainly cultivated to flavor tobacco and candy, licorice root has been used for millennia in folk medicine to treat a wide range of ailments.

1. Reduce Body Fat

Consuming 2.5 grams of pure licorice root extract per day for 2 months had the effect of …read more

Source: Natural Living Ideas