KABUL, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan exported medicinal plants valued at 20 million U.S. dollars in 2024, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce reported.

A staple plant with glycyrrhiza glabra origins for its medical properties and sweet flavouring since antiquity, a native plant in Asia, Southern Europe, and the Middle East, is licorice root ...

Packed with some exceptional medicinal benefits, this herb is extracted from the roots of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant and is best when consumed in the form of mulethi water (soaked liquorice).