Vedomax Mulethi, Licorice Root, Yashtimadhu, Mulhati, Jethimadh, Aslussoos, Glycyrrhiza Glabra

It is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to southern Europe and western Asia. Licorice is a medicinal crop and its botanical name Glycyrrhiza glabra is Greek-based meaning derived from two words as Glykys (sweet) and Rrhiza (root). In Marathi, it is very commonly known as sweet wood and it is used in herbal formulations for the treatment of various diseases. It is a flower-bearing plant and a typical sweet and flavor can be extracted from its root.

The roots of licorice contain bioactive and aromatic compounds like glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhizic acid. The glycyrrhizin is sweeter than sucrose (30-40 times) and due to this, it is used in beverage, confectionery, dairy, tobacco industries.