Licorice is among the most commonly used Ayurvedic herbs. Licorice means sweet root, and is In almost every Indian household. Licorice is known as Athimadhuram in Telugu, Jyeshthamadhu in Kannada, , Athimadhuram in Tamil, Irattimadhuram in Malayalam, Yastimadhu in Sanskrit, Mulethi in Hindi, Vel Mee in Sinhalese, Jethimadh in Gujarati, and Jyeshthamadh in Marathi.
