Coffee Alternatives

Licorice Tea
Licorice Tea (also known as Liquorice Tea) is derived from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra. The taste is sweet and provides many beneficial and healing properties. The tea comes in a black or white blend. Black licorice tea is made by boiling the licorice root. White licorice tea is a blend of white tea (which comes from Camellia Sinsesis) and licorice extract.
Due to the strong taste, some like a blend with additional herbs and spices such as ginger and mint.
Benefits of Licorice Tea:
•    Reduced stress levels
•    Helps stomach problems including vomiting and ulcers
•    Acts as a mild laxative
•    Reduces headaches
•    Assists with the flu, colds and sore throats
•    Relieves skin conditions and inflammations
•    Helps arthritis
•    Relives symptoms of menopause
•    Helps people coming off orthodox steroid drugs
•    Lowers stomach acid levels
•    Relives heartburn and indigestion
•    Aids inflammation, irritation and spasms in the digestive tract
•    Soothes coughs, asthma and chest infections
•    Helpful in relieving fevers
•    Soothes pain such as headaches
•    Anti-allergenic effect useful for hay fever, allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma and conjunctivitis
•    Great for times of stress, after surgery, during rehabilitation or when feeling tired or run down
Added benefits of White Licorice Tea:
•    Increases energy
•    Fights viral, bacterial and fungal infections
•    Aids in the production of interferon (which boosts the immune system)
•    Helps prevent some cancers including colon and prostate cancers
•    Rich in antioxidants
Negative effects of Licorice Tea:
•    Prolonged consumption of large amounts has been reported to cause heart problems and nervous system disorders (this was largely attributed to consuming a jug per day for over a decade).