Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra): the journey of the sweet root from Mesopotamia to England
Liquorice is a very ancient plant widely used in the East for millennia. It has often been employed in sweets and confectionery and also for minor ailments including cough, constipation and dyspepsia. It was probably carried to Europe by the Cluniac order of monks. Then, almost by accident, it becam...
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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
2018-12-01
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| Series: | The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/sites/default/files/jrcpe_48_4_lee.pdf |