Glycyrrhiza spp. - Licorice

Licorice are perennial herbs with sweet-tasting roots. The roots are used in flavoring, traditional medicine, and as a sweetener. Licorice has anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Perennial
• Herb

Functions

• Phosphorus accumulator²
• Nitrogen fixer³

Footnotes

1. Glycyrrhiza glabra | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩

3. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩