Ingredient

Licorice root

Licorice root is a wholesome ingredient featured in 25 Nourilo recipes — most often in herbal & flower teas, soups and tonic drinks & waters. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

Respiratory & Lung Wellness · 15 Digestive Wellness · 8 Sleep & Calm · 8 Children's Wellness · 8

Recipes with Licorice root

Herbal & Flower Teas

Chrysanthemum, Cassia Seed & Goji Berry Tea

traditionally used to soothe the liver and ease excessive gas and bloating

⏱ 25 min 1 pot / about 4 cups

Herbal & Flower Teas

Four Gentlemen Decoction (Si Jun Zi Tang)

traditionally used to support spleen and stomach qi

⏱ 70 min 3 bowls

Soups

Gang Mei Root & Lean Pork Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and soothe the throat

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 3 bowls

Soups

Job's-Tears, Red-Bean and Mung-Bean Soup with Licorice

Traditionally clears heat and drains damp

⏱ 1 hr 40 min About 4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Ginger, Red Date, Licorice and Ginseng Tea

Traditionally used to support a sensitive constitution prone to allergic coughing

⏱ 20 min 1 flask (re-steepable)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Mulberry, Chrysanthemum, Honeysuckle and Astragalus Tea

Traditionally clears wind-heat and soothes itchy, red eyes

⏱ 50 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Roselle, Licorice, Goji and Chrysanthemum Tea

Traditionally used to clear the liver, brighten the eyes and support healthy blood pressure

⏱ 15 min 2 servings

Soups

Dried Ginger, Poria, Atractylodes and Licorice Soup

Traditionally warms the spleen and dispels cold-damp

⏱ 50 min 1 small bowl (single serving)

Soups

Dried Ginger, Licorice and Poria Soup

Traditionally used to warm the spleen, dispel cold-damp, and ease lower body heaviness and joint discomfort

⏱ 50 min 2 bowls / 1 serving

Herbal & Flower Teas

Scrophularia, Ophiopogon and Licorice Tea

Traditionally used to soothe throat discomfort and reduce sticky phlegm

⏱ 50 min 2 bowls / 1 day's serving

Herbal & Flower Teas

Daidai Blossom, Aged Tangerine Peel and Licorice Tea

traditionally associated with easing stomach discomfort, bloating and poor appetite

⏱ 8 min 1–2 cups

Herbal & Flower Teas

Dry Ginger, Poria & Atractylodes Decoction (Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang)

traditionally associated with warming the spleen, draining dampness, and easing cold-type lower-body heaviness and joint discomfort

⏱ 40 min 1–2 servings (large half-cup concentrated decoction)

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Reed Root, Barley, Honeysuckle & Pear Drink

traditionally associated with clearing lung and stomach heat, supporting immunity, and easing discomfort around vaccination

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 bowls (for one child's daily serving)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Schisandra, Licorice and Ginger Tea

traditionally used to support lung function and ease lingering coughs

⏱ 20 min 2 cups / 1 serving

Herbal & Flower Teas

Chrysanthemum Licorice Green Tea

Traditionally used to clear heat and support the immune system during cold and flu season

⏱ 7 min 1 pot (1–2 cups)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Prince's Ginseng, Sour Plum and Licorice Tea

traditionally used to replenish qi, generate fluids, and ease symptoms of a cough that has worn the body down

⏱ 25 min 2 cups / 1 pot

Herbal & Flower Teas

Perilla-Ginger-Brown Sugar Tea (cold type) and Mint-Mulberry-Chrysanthemum-Honeysuckle Drink (heat type)

traditionally supports the body during flu and cold season according to individual constitution

⏱ 15 min 1 serving (each recipe); multiply proportionally for a family of 3–4

Herbal & Flower Teas

Astragalus, Ophiopogon and Licorice Tea

traditionally associated with supporting immune resilience and reducing recurrent colds in both adults and children

⏱ 35 min 2 bowls (1–2 servings)

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Mung Bean, Barley, Poria and Licorice Detox Water

traditionally associated with clearing heat, supporting liver and kidney function, and easing the burden on the body during periods of toxic load

⏱ 70 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Daidai Flower and Licorice Tea

traditionally used to ease gas, bloating, and digestive discomfort linked to stress or liver stagnation

⏱ 9 min 1 pot / multiple infusions

Herbal & Flower Teas

Golden Monk Fruit and Licorice Tea

Traditionally associated with soothing a dry, irritated throat and supporting the lungs after excessive smoking or alcohol

⏱ 25 min 3 cups / 1 day's supply

Herbal & Flower Teas

Mulberry Leaf, Chrysanthemum & Tangerine Peel Tea

traditionally used to support clearing lung heat and soothe the eyes

⏱ 20 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Black Bean and Licorice Root Tea

traditionally associated with clearing accumulated toxins, supporting healthy skin, and calming restlessness in children

⏱ 70 min 2 bowls (1–2 servings)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Goji Berry, Chrysanthemum and Rush Pith Tea (Qi Zi Ju Hua Deng Xin Cao Cha)

traditionally used to ease irritability, liver tension, eye strain, and restless sleep

⏱ 25 min 2 cups / 1 serving

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