Licorice root costs about $8 per pound in Chicago's Chinatown.  Take three small pieces of licorice and simmer them in two cups of hot water for ten minutes.

Discard the roots and make rice with the licorice water for a stomach, intestine settling snack.  Warning:  Licorice root extract may elevate blood pressure. (More)

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Licorice is a harmonizing herb used in
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