Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Chinese liquorice

Plant

English

Chinese liquorice, Asian liquorice, Chinese licorice, Gan-cao, Kan-tsao, Licorice, Ural liquorice

Latin

Glycyrrhiza uralensis FISCH. EX DC.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Antiinflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Choleretic, convulsive state, cough depressing, Cough suppressant, Cramp, cramps, emollient, Emollients, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, increase the bile secretion, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, reduce inflammation, relax spasms, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder

Foods

Sugar substitute, sweetener

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Heart, TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical use in China, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, Arsenic, Astragalin, Beta-Sitosterol, Betulinic acid, Calcium, Copper, essential oil, Ferulic acid, Formononetin, Gamma sitosterol, glucose, Glucuronic acid, glycyrrhizin, iron, iso-liquiritin, Isoquercetin, Kumatakenin, liquiritin, Lycorine, magnesium, manganese, mannitol, Naringenin, N-Hexacosane, N-Tricosane, Ononin, potassium, Quercetin, rutin, saponin, Scopoletin, sinapinic acid, sodium, Sucrose, Umbelliferone, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1604

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