Needing and looking to grow licorice root

Just not having the best of time finding anything on the web for finding licorice roots to plant and grow.  I've found several places for seeds like this one.
https://www.outsidepride.com/seed/herb-seed/licorice.html

Now, I'm not at all referring to anise, star anise, or fennel either as folks tend to drift the topic always to that realm.  

Licorice also goes by the name Spanish Licorice.  It was used to successfully to treat and stop all influenzas, the Spanish Flu 1918 and the Hong Kong flu 1960.  In 2003, the Germans were able to stop the SARS 2003 with it.  https://plantmedicines.org/licorice-mers-sars

It's one thing I would really like to have in my herbal garden in pots as my zone is slightly amiss during the winter season to keep it outside all year long.

With wheat allergies, I've found Black Licorice Rice in my local food store that is really good vs. the junkie Twizzlers.  As a kid growing up, the local candy store had the licorice penny candy back in the day too.  I sure miss that.  Additionally in herbal teas, I can savor the healthy benefit flavor during flu season as well and be a kid again.  Maybe in my mind, not in the old bones.

There are plenty of sites that talk about growing it, just haven't found a site selling young roots other than the seeds.

Anyone have a source and have grown Spanish Licorice Root?  

Here...

https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/product/licorice-official-glycyrrhiza-glabra-potted-plant-organic/

^^*Never mind. They’re now out of stock.

I worked on an organic farm that grew it, and it does grow rather quickly from seed.  It's worth starting...  Licorice likes heat to germinate, so try indoors or with a heat mat, in my experience.

But it looks like Richters has both seeds and plants still: Licorice at Richters

If you like the "flavor" of licorice, you could always grow Fennel instead, it is cold tolerant and pretty easy to grow.  It has a great licorice taste, my wife doesn't like it much so I don't grow it too often, but it is tasty and ohhh I love the smell of that....

Roy Long wrote:If you like the "flavor" of licorice, you could always grow Fennel instead, it is cold tolerant and pretty easy to grow.  It has a great licorice taste, my wife doesn't like it much so I don't grow it too often, but it is tasty and ohhh I love the smell of that....

Fennel will not work as a medicinal herb/plant for my needs per the original posting.   I did not want this thread to discuss fennel at all.  Sorry.