noun
Refers to the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra and its sweet root extract, used in confectionery and traditional medicine.
甘草は漢方薬によく使われる。
Licorice is often used in traditional Chinese medicine.
この飴には甘草エキスが入っている。
This candy contains licorice extract.
リコリス is a loanword from English, often used for licorice-flavored candy or the flavor itself, while 甘草 refers specifically to the plant or its medicinal extract.
From Chinese 甘草 (gāncǎo), literally 'sweet herb'. The Japanese reading かんぞう is the on'yomi of the kanji.