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Other Names of Licorice
Root
Liquorice, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Fisch., Radix Glycyrrhizae,
Gan Cao, Kan-Tsao.
Used Part, Taste and Property
Root and rhizome; Sweet and neutral; non-toxic.
Common Use in Chinese Herbal
Formulas
Vital energy tonic, fatigue, weakness; Sore throat, cough,
Addison's disease. Used in Patent Formulas of Si Jun Zi Tang, Shao
Yao Gan Cao Tang, Er Chen Tang and this herbal quitting formula.
Main Chemical Components
Triterpenoid, saponin (glycyrrhizin), flavonone (liquiritin,
liquirigenin), chalcones, isoflavan, licoricone, etc
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