Originally in China, liquorice spread to Europe in the course of Alexander the Great's Asian campaigns. Licorice is a frost-sensitive but also sun-loving plant. Botanically, it belongs to the Fabaceae family. It reaches a height of up to one meter. Nowadays the plant can be found all over the Mediterranean. In cultures, the long runners, which are used as a spice, are separated from the main root, dug up, washed, peeled and dried in autumn. The roots are 50 times sweeter than cane sugar. Since the Middle Ages, the liquorice root has been processed into a brew that is used in medicine. Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine also like to use liquorice root. In Europe, the liquorice root has also become known through the teachings of Hildegard von Bingen. Liquorice The German term "liquorice" has its origin in Latin: glycyrrhiza. This in turn docks with the Greek terms glykys for sweet and rhiza for root. Since the extract obtained from the liquorice root was declared as a liquid (liquor), the term "liquiritia" eventually led to the name liquorice known today. Hildegard von Bingen proclaims the ancient wisdom of Hippocrates: "Food should be your remedies and the remedies are your food .. "EDEL KRAUT has set itself the task of making mainly organic products from controlled organic cultivation available to you. We always make sure to preserve the power and energy of those products through quality-friendly processing. Both the processing of many of our organic products, as well as their packaging, are lovingly handcrafted for quality reasons.Our promise We guarantee the highest standards in cultivation and processing for our products, for consistently high quality.PremiumVeganFree of any artificial additives100% naturalFree of preservativesBIO-certified DE-ÖKO-037Other terms for liquorice Colloquially it is also called "real liquorice", "liquorice" or "liquorice root". English: "licorice" or "liquorice" Ingredients100% organic liquorice root, cut from certified organic cultivation. Recommended intake1-2 Pour approx. 200 ml of boiling water over a teaspoon of tea and let it steep for 5-8 minutes, covered. Then stir and strain or remove the tea filter. This is the only way to ensure that your food is safe.StorageWe request that it be stored dry and protected from light.Packaging We offer our products in packaging units of 20g, 150g and 1000g. Depending on the product volume, we use resealable Kraft paper composite doypacks and the larger Kraft paper composite block bags. Their use enables the long-term preservation of the valuable active ingredients and flavors of our products.Our note A healthy optimization of the lifestyle through a balanced and varied diet is always of elementary importance. Latin: Liquiritiae Rad. Nat. BIO conc.BIO-certified: DE-ÖKO-037 EU-Landwirtschaft ♥ Vegan ♥ Gluten-free ♥ Free of genetic engineering (GMO free) ♥ Free of any artificial additives ♥ Free of preservatives ♥ 100% natural