Licorice

Licorice helps to manage diabetes due to its Rasayana (rejuvenating) property. It helps manage normal blood sugar level and prevents complications of diabetes by balancing… Read More »Is Licorice Good For Vata Dosha?

External treatments to cure vata imbalance: Wear warm and layered clothes. Administer regular body and head massages. Avoid fasting or going empty stomach for long.… Read More »How Do I Remove Excess Vata From My Body?

Licorice brims with cooling and soothing qualities that act as a balm to hot, dry and irritated tissues in the respiratory, digestive and urinary systems… Read More »Is Licorice Heating Or Cooling?

Yashtimadhu is a versatile Ayurvedic herb used extensively in digestive disorders. Ayurveda explains that liquorice has heaviness, unctuousness, sweet taste and cold potency. Usually herbs… Read More »What Is Yashtimadhu Ayurveda?

It was used traditionally for treating a variety of conditions, including lung, liver, circulatory, and kidney diseases. Today, licorice root is promoted as a dietary… Read More »What Is Licorice Used To Treat?

When we bite into a piece of licorice, we taste glycyrrhizin, a natural sweetener in licorice root, which can taste, to some, like saccharin, the… Read More »Why Is Black Licorice So Unpopular?

Licorice root tea is made from the root of the licorice plant known by the botanical name Glycyrrhiza glabra. It’s also commonly called licorice tea… Read More »Does Licorice Root Tea Taste Like Licorice?

Licorice root has a pungent, bitter-sweet taste that is reminiscent of a blend of tarragon, fennel, and anise with notes of camphor. Is licorice bitter… Read More »What Does Liquorice Root Taste Like?

According to the glossary in William S. Burroughs’s novel Junkie, a hot-shot is a portion of drugs that has been spiked with poison, usually with… Read More »What Is A Hot Shot In The Drug World?

Datura stramonium (DS), known as Jimson weed is a wild-growing herb. The entire plant especially the foliage and seeds, is toxic due to its content… Read More »Is Datura Poisonous To Humans?