Many popular figures in history have enjoyed licorice including famous French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte who loved licorice and ate so much of it that his teeth turned black! Now that’s a lot of licorice. And here’s another bit of trivia: Alexander the Great had his armies take licorice with them to chew on if they were thirsty and water was scarce!
Licorice is still thought to have benefit in the medical community. There’s new research showing that licorice may help to prevent cancer from growing at the cellular level. Wow! Additional clinical studies and research are still being performed, but what a wonderful world it would be if licorice could double as a sweet treat and a cancer-killing candy too!