 KAPHA TEA - SOOTHING Benefits: An excellent tea for cool and damp weather. It increases the strength to perform the physical activity. Provides warmness to the entire body. Main Ingredients:
Laquorice : Liquorice or licorice is
the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a somewhat sweet flavour
can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a legume (related to beans
and peas) that is native to southern Europe and parts of Asia.
It is called "Mulaithi" in Northern India.
It is not related to anise, star anise, or fennel, which are the
sources of similar-tasting flavoring compounds.
It is a herbaceous perennial, growing to 1 m in height, with pinnate leaves about 7–15 centimetres (3–6 in) long, with 9–17 leaflets. The flowers are 0.8–1.2 cm (½–⅓ in) long, purple to pale whitish blue, produced in a loose inflorescence. The fruit is an oblong pod, 2–3 centimetres (1 in) long, containing several seeds. The flavor of liquorice comes mainly from a sweet-tasting compound called anethole ("trans"-1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)benzene), an aromatic, unsaturated ether compound also found in anise, fennel, and several other herbs. Much of the sweetness in liquorice comes from glycyrrhizin, a compound sweeter than sugar. |