Historical perspectives on health The history of liquorice: The plant, its extract, cultivation, commercialisation and etymology

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 300-304

  Olukoga, Adebayo ^a   Donaldson, David ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercialisation; etymology; glycyrrhizinic acid; historical aspects; liquorice plant and extract

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SUGAR; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLERGY; EUROPE; FAR EAST; GLYCYRRHIZA; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; FLAVOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL; SWEETNESS;

AGRICULTURE; CANDY; CLERGY; EUROPE; FAR EAST; GLYCYRRHIZA; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0032452747     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409811800517     Document Type: Article

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