Glycyrrhiza uralensis 甘草 (Gancao, Licorice)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Other literature type 01 Jan 2015 English Publisher:Springer Vienna

Authors: Sue-Joan Chang; Yin-Ching Chan; Wen-Jen Yu;

doi: 10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_14

Glycyrrhiza uralensis 甘草 (Gancao, Licorice)

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Licorice (Gan-Cao) is a perennial herb of Fabaceae family cultivated mainly in Shanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang regions of China. “Gan” of licorice in Chinese means umami taste of licorice, therefore, licorice is an important constituent in many traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to reduce the bitter taste of other herbal medicine. The height of licorice plant for medicinal use is 30–100 cm. The medicinal part of licorice is the cylinder root and underground stem with a diameter of approximately 3–4 cm.

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