As long ago as 2300 BC, a Chinese Emperor recorded that licorice was a “magic plant” that could rejuvenate aging men. This is an interesting observation that is partly due to licorice root’s adaptogen ...

That trait distinguishes them from mosses and algae, which lack those conducting channels and roots. Licorice ferns (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) prefer moist conditions, and often grow around stumps ...