Tea Advisory Panel - Liquorice Tea

Liquorice Tea

(Glycyrrhiza glabra L.)

Background:

Liquorice is a member of the legume family which is native to southern Europe, India and parts of Asia. Although its distinctive flavour is similar to that of anise or fennel the plants are not related botanically, but some products described as liquorice have been found to contain anise, instead.^1,2 Liquorice tea is made from the root and stolon.

References

¹ Liquorice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

²http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/881.html

³https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18446848

⁴https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8783808

⁵http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25032255

⁶http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17462578

⁷http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/881.html

Facts

“The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee.”

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