Sweetness was rare in the ancient world, which is one reason the root inside this licorice extract 50ml was treasured from Egypt to China. Glycyrrhiza glabra, the true licorice plant, carries glycyrrhizin in its roots, a compound many times sweeter than sugar, and Botanicals for Life captures it here as a traditional liquid tincture.

The plant’s account reads like an adventure novel. Bundles of licorice root were found in Tutankhamun’s tomb, Roman legions chewed the root on the march, and whole English towns, Pontefract most famously, built their fortunes on it. Long before it flavoured sweets, it was a herbalist’s staple across every major tradition.

Licorice extract 50ml in daily life

A tincture turns that storied root into a ten-second ritual. The drops dissolve instantly in water, carrying licorice’s unmistakable warm, aniseed-adjacent sweetness with them, no root-chewing required.

• Liquid extract of true licorice root
• Naturally sweet thanks to the root’s own glycyrrhizin
• 50ml amber glass bottle with dropper
• Dissolves instantly in water or juice
• A classic of European, Middle Eastern and Asian herbal tradition

Serving and taste

Follow the label for drop count and frequency, and shake the bottle before pouring. The flavour is a delight for licorice lovers, rounded and sweet with that gentle bitter edge underneath. Anyone who grew up on licorice sweets will feel instantly at home; here is the root itself, not the confection.

Sensible notes

Licorice is a strong character among herbs, so stick to the label’s suggested serving rather than free-pouring, and check with your pharmacist if you take regular medication. Treasured does not mean unlimited, and traditional herbalists were always measured with this root.

From a maker with deep roots of its own

Botanicals for Life comes from the established British company behind Optima Health, and shares the range’s defining habit of putting one named plant in each bottle. For a root as widely imitated and artificially flavoured as licorice, the single-herb honesty is precisely the appeal.

Dark glass keeps light out, the dropper keeps servings consistent, and the label keeps things clear. It is herbalism the way it was always done, minus the mortar and pestle.

Where licorice extract 50ml fits on your shelf

This bottle sits happily beside the range’s other flavour-forward roots, ginger above all, and makes a charming contrast with the bitter camp of dandelion and burdock. Explore all of them together in our herbal supplements aisle online and assemble a spectrum from sweet to sharp.

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Five thousand years after the pharaohs packed it for the afterlife, the sweet root is still with us, still loved, still poured. A bottle of licorice extract 50ml keeps that remarkable continuity alive in your own kitchen, one honeyed, aromatic dropper at a time.

Licorice root is one of herbalism’s true internationals – foundational in Traditional Chinese Medicine, beloved of Egyptian pharaohs, chewed raw by generations of European schoolchildren, and still among the most used roots in the world. Its natural sweetness is remarkable: glycyrrhizin, the root’s signature compound, tastes many times sweeter than sugar, which makes this one of the rare tinctures people genuinely enjoy taking.

Botanicals for Life prepares its licorice extract 50ml alcohol-free from the named root, ratio stated, label uncluttered. Take the recommended drops in water with meals; the flavour is warm, sweet and instantly recognisable. The 50ml bottle covers weeks of daily use and stores anywhere cool. A sensible note from tradition and label alike: licorice is a root to enjoy within recommended amounts, and those with high blood pressure should consult a healthcare professional first. It rounds out the range’s digestive corner with the sweetest voice in an otherwise bitter choir.