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Today, licorice is used as a folk or traditional remedy for stomach ulcers, bronchitis, and sore throat, as well as infections caused by viruses, such as hepatitis. Peeled licorice root is available in dried and powdered forms. Licorice root is available as capsules, tablets, and liquid extracts. Licorice can be found with glycyrrhizin removed; the product is called DGL (for âdeglycyrrhizinated licoriceâ).
Licorice root has been used in Eastern medicine to treat sore throats, ulcers, and viral infections for centuries, and itâs best when mixed with water and gargled. A study in Anesthesia & Analgesia found that patients who gargled licorice root water saw less throat pain post-surgery than those who just drank water.