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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 |