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Liquorice or licorice is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring can be extracted.

Licorice, More Than Sweet

  There are literally hundreds of compounds stemming from the licorice plant but the main compound active in licorice is called glycyrrhizin. Where you find glycyrrhizin, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties are sure to follow. For decades, people have been...
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a herbaceous plant widely cultivated as a source of food for humans and livestock, and for processing into sugar. Some varieties are grown for their leaves and some for their large nutritious root.

Beet it!

  Beetroot extract has so many great qualities; why would you go another day without it? If you lack fiber, iron, potassium, or even oxygen, you may find 600 mg of beetroot extract a useful addition to your diet. You...
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What are Ashwagandha Root Benefits?

What are Ashwagandha Root Benefits?

What is ashwagandha? Ashwagandha has tremendous medicinal benefits, including immune-boosting effects. You may have heard of this plant before, but perhaps not not by this name.  You may recognize the Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry, or Withania somnifera plant....
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Hippophae is the genus of sea buckthorns, deciduous shrubs in the family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea buckthorn may be hyphenated to avoid confusion with the unrelated true buckthorns.

Sea Buckthorn, It's Holy

SEA BUCKTHORN FOR SKIN, DIGESTIVE HEALTH AND MORE!  Sea buckthorn extract has extraordinary uses as an oil but it’s equally as potent and useful as a supplement. Being that it’s highly nutritional and powerful, you would benefit greatly using it...
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