Liquorice – art print

Liquorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra

A4 art print
Digitally printed on Shetland Rives 300gsm stock

Illustration from The Physick Garden book

DESCRIPTION
In the thirteenth century Spanish Dominican monks settled in Yorkshire at Pontefract Friary and cultivated a hardy perennial that would become known locally as Spanish root. They had set in motion a process that would ultimately result in the creation of the famous Pontefract cake, or sweet liquorice.

A powerful anti-inflammatory, liquorice is still used to treat similar ailments to those identified by the ancients, including Addison’s disease. However, it is more commonly associated with digestive problems – reducing stomach secretions while producing a thick lining that combats ailments including gastritis, peptic ulcers, excessive acid problems, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut and Crohn’s disease. It is also used as a mild laxative.