Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's better not to eat the whole bag: Liquorice contains substances that can have undesirable effects if you eat too much.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The debate around liquorice often centres on whether it's better salty or sweet - and yet the health impacts are often neglected.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, liquorice is regarded as a “panacea”. A recent study has now, for the first time, scientifically confirmed the healing properties of this natural substance.

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