~Licorice root is of low toxicity , has long served as an effectivetool in the treatment of many diseases : rheumatism , asthma,hypofunction of the adrenal cortex , skin and eye diseases ,stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, chronic inflammatory conditionsof the gastrointestinal tract (especially at high acidity ofgastric juice ) . Liquorice preparations used in diseases of theupper respiratory tract as an expectorant , emollient andanti-inflammatory agent for coughs , pulmonary diseases. Licoricehelps with stones in the bladder and Addison's disease . Licoriceis useful for patients with diabetes ..