My fellow Americans, Twizzlers are bad. So is Good & Plenty. So are Red Vines (and not just because of "Cat Person"). And at the end of the day, this country's licorice pickings are relatively slim, ...

Licorice is at once the most mysterious and the most familiar of plants. The use and refinement of this sweet root have followed the march of civilization. Licorice was treasured by ancient man. In ...

Q: What is licorice root? I heard you at a lecture talk about it and say something like it could take the place of lots of different drugs, and that it helped with chronic fatigue. — W.W. Dallas A: ...

The sweetening compound in black licorice can cause irregular heart rhythm. As people prepare to dig into their favorite Halloween candy, there's one treat with a new consumption warning for adults.