Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch

Licorice is found in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas (and mostly for traditional medicinal and other USES).

Licorice in China is mainly distributed wild in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Shanxi Shuozhou. Licorice cultivated is mainly produced in Hexi Corridor of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and the surrounding area of Longxi, part of Ningxia. Gansu is close to the desert and is the main producing area of Licorice with good quality. It is characterized by thick and long root, bright red jujube skin, sugar and silty content, significant efficacy, licorice in the top product, not only best-selling domestic, but also exported to Europe and other places.

Gansu Yalan Pharmaceutical Co., LTD. - Licorice planting base

Main Values and functions:
In Traditional Chinese medicine, licorice is mainly heat and detoxification, expectorant cough, sore throat treatment effect.
1. Licorice is used to treat heart problems, such as a rapid heartbeat and fatigue.
2. Licorice can treat asthma, cough and lung diseases.
3. Liquorice has good functions of nourishing and detoxifying. Licorice is used in Traditional Chinese medicine to blend medicinal properties.
4, Licorice has similar adrenocortical hormone like effect. It can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid caused by histamine. And has the antacid and alleviates the gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm effect.
5. Glycyrrhizin flavone, glycyrrhizin extract and glycyrrhizin all had obvious antitussive effect; The expectorant effect was also significant, and its action intensity was > glycyrrhizic acid, flavone, >, glycyrrhizic extract.
6. Licorice has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic effects that protect inflamed throat and trachea mucosa. Glycyrrhizin extract and glycyrrhizin have a similar detoxification effect on some poisons as glucuronic acid.
7. Licorice is used to treat the symptoms that come with menopause because it contains licorice, a hormone-like compound that helps balance the hormone levels in women.
8. The secondary acid contained in licorice can block the effect of carcinogens on tumor growth.