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Licorice Root Tea As a tonic, and for sore throats, colds and coughs. Acts as a cough suppressant, expectorant, laxative, and is used to treat some cancers. Once used as a sweetening agent in drug and herbal compounds. As an aphrodesiac, emmenagogue, galactogogue. Useful for gastic and duodenal ulcers, bronchial asthma, infections, malaria, diabetes, dermatitis. Antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, laxative, antiulcer, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, immune stimulant. Modern research is finding use of Liquorice's active ingredient, Glycyrrhizin, in treating AIDS, Hepatitis B, Cancer, SARS and many other "plague" conditions.