Uncle Harry’s Organic Licorice Extract

Rigulizia Cordara

           A very sweet and flavorful herb, Licorice root is used frequently in Chinese medicine to “normalize, balance, harmonize” the body from negative to a positive, healthy condition. It is renown for being an anti-spasmodic of the digestive system, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory, helping to destroy viruses and to stimulate and clear the lymphatic system. It has been used internally for digestive disorders and for helping the fluidity of pharyngeal secretion, as well as for treating Addison’s disease, asthma, and arthritis. It makes excellent throat lozenges used to soothe upper respiratory symptoms such as nervous coughs, due to colds, inflammations of the trachea, or bronchitis. Historically, licorice has been regarded as a very effective gastric and peptic ulcer remedy as its properties help to stimulate and accelerate the protective factors which protect against ulcer formation.

           Licorice feeds and activates the adrenal glands for a higher, more even energy level. It has hormone-building effects. It is used by hypoglycemics to improve blood sugar regulation. It can gradually increase sodium retention so long-term users of licorice should add a potassium supplement and reduce salt use.

           Uncle Harry’s Certified Organic Licorice Extract comes in the form of small and delicious bits to suckle. It is produced by the juice extracted from the roots and the stolons of the licorice plant grown wildly in the Mediterranean region of Calabria.