glycyrrhiza · vehicle not stated
Toxicity is reported for this plant. Shown as a historical record for laboratory analysis only — not a preparation to make or take.
Original passage
Other authors, again, have erroneously taken the to be a kind of eryngium: it will, therefore, be as well to take this opportunity of making some further mention of it. There can be no doubt, however, that this is one of the thorny plants, the leaves of it being covered with prickles, substantial, and viscous and gummy to the touch: it has much the appearance of a shrub, is a couple of cubits in height, and bears a flower like that of the hyacinth, and a fruit the size of the little round balls of the plane. The best kind is that grown in Cilicia, and the next best that of Pontus; the root of it is sweet, and this is the only part that is used. It is gathered at the setting of the Vergiliæ, the root of it being long, like that of the vine. That which is yellow, the colour of boxwood in fact, is superior to the darker kind, and the flexible is better than the brittle. Boiled down to one-third, it is employed for pessaries; but, for general purposes, a decoction is made of it of the consistency of honey. Sometimes, also, it is used pounded, and it is in this form that it is applied as a liniment for wounds and all affections of the throat. is also very good for the voice, for which purpose and then : it is good, too, for the chest and liver.
Pliny the Elder, The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6): Books XVIII–XXIII, translated by John Bostock; H. T. Riley (1856 edition) · Book 22, chapter 11 · THE GLYCYRRHIZA OR ADIPSOS: FIFTEEN REMEDIES. · lines 14806–14825 · passage pliny-nh:b22:c011:001
What the pipeline extracted
- 1PlantProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.glycyrrhiza“glycyrrhiza”
- 2PartProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.juice“The juice of it”
- 3Use (as written)ProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.very good for the voice, for which purpose it is thickened and then placed beneath the tongue: it is good, too, for the chest and liver“very good for the voice, for which purpose it is thickened and then placed beneath the tongue: it is good, too, for the chest and liver”
- 4ProcessProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.other“it is thickened”
- 5FormProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.other“placed beneath the tongue”
- Fresh or driedNot stated in source
- Solvent / vehicleNot stated in source
- HeatNot stated in source
- DurationNot stated in source
- FiltrationNot stated in source
Logged corrections
The fields above are as extracted. These corrections, each with its evidence, are applied in the audit and the ranking (config/m1_corrections.csv).
- Part: juice → rootLiquorice 'juice' is the boiled, concentrated root extract (Spanish juice), not a fresh pressed juiceEvidence: Bostock & Riley footnote 2511, anchored to 'The juice' in this passage: 'The same preparation that is known to us as Spanish liquorice or Spanish juice.' Same passage: 'the root of it is sweet, and this is the only part that is used.'Logged 2026-11-06
- solvent: unknown → watersameEvidence: Culpeper 1850 Dispensatory, Succus Glycyrrhizæ simplex (culpeper-1850:dispensatory:s040-rob-or-sapa-and-juices:027): 'Infuse Liquorice Roots cleansed and gently bruised, three days in Spring Water ... then boil it a little, and press it hard out, and boil the liquor with a gentle fire to its due thickness.'Logged 2026-11-06
- Heat: unknown → boiledsameEvidence: Same Dispensatory recipe ('then boil it a little ... boil the liquor with a gentle fire to its due thickness'); this passage: 'it is thickened'.Logged 2026-11-06
- Process: other → decoctionsameEvidence: Same Dispensatory recipe (root boiled in water, liquor boiled down).Logged 2026-11-06
- filtered: unknown → yessameEvidence: Same Dispensatory recipe ('press it hard out').Logged 2026-11-06