It's better not to eat the whole bag: Liquorice contains substances that can have undesirable effects if you eat too much. Christin Klose/dpa Sweets, as we know, should be consumed in moderation. This ...

The debate around liquorice often centres on whether it's better salty or sweet - and yet the health impacts are often neglected. For some, even a little can amount to higher blood pressure, muscle ...

Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), is a purple and white flowering perennial, native to the Mediterranean region and to central and Southwest Asia. It is cultivated widely for the sweet taproot that ...

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Liquorice is a good anti-inflammatory agent that reduces pain and inflammation in the skin. Let's take a look at some of the health benefits of liquorice and its side effects. A herb called liquorice ...

Some spices and herbs from our grandmothers' trove are so precious that till date they continue to be used in everyday home remedies. One such age-old herb that has been used for its exceptional ...

Salty liquorice is an acquired taste - and many in Finland, Scandinavia and the Netherlands learn to love its sharp, sour flavours during childhood. But for those who are introduced to it later in ...

Did you get a black box for Christmas? I don't mean the aircraft flight-recorder type, but a box in which to stash your precious supplies of liquorice. I'm referring, of course, to the black box that ...

Think you hate liquorice? Think again! The luxury Danish brand Lakrids by Bülow, which is best known for its chocolate-coated liquorice, has just dropped its new Easter range and we had to try it. The ...