What Is Glycyrrhiza?
Dry roots and rhizomes.
- Licorice, Chinese medicine name. Fisch. Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat.Glycyrrhiza glabra L. It is the dried roots and rhizomes of the legume Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. , Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. Or Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Distributed in Northeast, North China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shandong and other places. It has the effects of nourishing the spleen and nourishing qi, clearing heat and detoxifying, expectorant and cough, slowing down analgesic and pain, and reconciling various medicines. Commonly used for weak spleen and stomach, fatigue, fatigue, shortness of breath, cough and sputum, abdomen and limb cramps, acute pain, carbuncle and sore, relieve drug toxicity and severeness.
- Chinese medicine name
- Licorice
- Alias
- Sweet grass root, red licorice, powdery licorice, powdery grass, fur, stick grass
- boundary
- Plant kingdom
- door
- Angiosperm
- Tsuna
- Dicotyledoneae
- Head
- Rosacea
- Branch
- Leguminosae
- Genus
- Glycyrrhiza
- Species
- Licorice, licorice, licorice
- distribution area
- Northeast, North China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shandong
- Harvest time
- Spring and Autumn
- Amount
- 2 10g
- Storage
- Ventilated and dry place
Licorice injection site
- Dry roots and rhizomes.
Licorice flavor
- Sweet and flat.
Licorice Guijing
- Go to the heart, lungs, spleen, and stomach.
Effect of licorice
- Nourish the spleen and replenish qi, clear heat and detoxify, expectorant and cough, relieve pain and relieve pain, and reconcile various medicines.
Licorice Indications
- It is used for spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, fatigue, shortness of breath, cough and sputum, abdomen and limb cramps, pain, carbuncle and sore, alleviating drug toxicity and severity.
Licorice related compatibility
- Treatment of irritability, hysteria: 15g licorice, 30g jujube, 12g floating wheat, decoction. ("Golden Sweep" Ganmai Jujube Soup)
Licorice Usage and Dosage
- 2-10g.
Licorice Taboo
- It should not be used with seaweed, Beijing Euphorbia, Red Euphorbia, Gansu, and Zanthoxylum.
Licorice Processing
Licorice collection and processing
- Excavate in spring and autumn, remove fibrous roots, and dry.
Licorice Processing Method
- 1. Licorice: remove impurities, wash, moisten, cut thick slices, and dry.
- 2. Licorice: Take licorice slices and fry them to yellow to dark yellow according to the honey-boiled method. Remove when not sticky and let cool. This product is similar to round or oval slices. The outer skin is reddish brown or grayish brown and slightly shiny. The cut surface is yellow to dark yellow, with obvious formation of layer rings and radial rays. Slightly sticky. Scorched and sweet.
Licorice physiological characteristics
- 1. Licorice: perennial herb; thick roots and rhizomes, 1-3 cm in diameter, brown outer skin, yellowish inside, sweet. Stems erect, branched, 30-120 cm high, densely covered with scaly glands, bristle glands, and white or brown fluff, leaves 5-20 cm long; stipules triangular-lanceolate, about 5 mm long , 2 mm wide, densely covered with white pubescent on both sides; petiole densely covered with brown glands and pubescent; 5-17 leaflets, ovate, obovate or nearly round, 1.5-5 cm long, 0.8 wide -3 cm, dark green above, green below, densely covered with tan glands and pubescence on both sides, blunt at the top, short pointed, rounded at the base, whole or slightly wavy at the edges, slightly rolled. Racemes axillary, with many flowers, pedicels shorter than leaves, densely brown scale-like glands and pubescent; bracts oblong-lanceolate, 3-4 mm long, brown, membranous, covered by yellow glands Dots and pubescent; calyx campanulate, 7-14 mm long, densely covered with yellow glands and pubescent, base oblique and swollen to form a sac, calyx teeth 5, nearly equal to calyx tube, upper 2 teeth large Partial commissure; corolla purple, white or yellow, 10-24 mm long, flag petals oblong, apex slightly concave, base with short petiole, wing flap shorter than flag petal, keel flap shorter than wing flap; ovary dense Hairy glands. The pods are curved sickle-shaped or ring-shaped, densely packed into spheres, densely tumorous protrusions and bristle-shaped glands. Seeds 3-11, dark green, round or kidney-shaped, about 3 mm long. Flowering from June to August, fruiting from July to October.
- 2. Glycyrrhiza inflata: a perennial herb; the roots and rhizomes are thick, the outer skin is brown, and it is covered with yellow scaly glands. The inside is pale yellow and has a sweet taste. Stems erect, woody at base, much branched, 50-150 cm tall. Leaf length 4-20 cm; stipules small triangular-lanceolate, brown, about 1 mm long, falling early; petiole and leaf axis are densely covered with brown scaly glands, densely pubescent when young; leaflets 3- 7 (-9) pieces, oval, oval or oblong, 2-6 cm long, 0.8-3 cm wide, apex sharp or obtuse, base nearly round, dark green above, pale green below, covered on both sides Tawny gland spots, pubescent along sparse veins, margins more or less wavy. Racemes axillary, with most sparse flowers; total pedicels equal to or shorter than leaves, often extending after flowering, densely covered with scaly glands, densely pilose when young; bracts oblong-slope needle-shaped, 3 mm long, densely glandular and pubescent; calyx campanulate, 5-7 mm long, densely covered with orange-yellow glandular points and pubescent, calyx teeth 5, lanceolate, as long as calyx tube, upper 2 Teeth below 1/2; corolla purple or lavender, flag petals oblong, 6-9 (-12) mm long, 4-7 mm wide, apex rounded, base shortly petiolate, wings and flag The petals are nearly equal in size, with ears and petioles, and the keel flaps are shorter, both with petioles and ears. The pods are oval or oblong, 8-30 mm long, 5-10 mm wide, straight or slightly curved, the two seeds swell or are separated from the sides to varying degrees, and are covered with brown glands and bristly glands. Sparsely villous. Seeds 1-4, round, green, 2-3 mm in diameter. Flowering from May to July, fruiting from June to October.
- 3. Glycyrrhiza glabra: perennial herb; thick roots and rhizomes, 0.5-3 cm in diameter, brown root bark, yellow inside, sweet. The stem is erect and multibranched, 0.5-1.5 meters high, with a woody base, densely covered with pale yellow scaly glands and white pubescence, ribbed when young, and sometimes shortly bristly glandular. Leaf length 5-14 cm; stipules linear, only 1-2 mm long, falling early; petiole densely covered with yellow-brown glandular hairs and villous; 11-17 leaflets, ovate-oblong, oblong-lanceolate , Elliptic, 1.7-4 cm long, 0.8-2 cm wide, near glabrous or sparsely pubescent above, densely covered with pale yellow scaly glands below, sparsely pubescent along veins, apex round or slightly concave , With short tips, base is nearly round. Racemes axillary, with most dense flowers; total pedicels shorter than or as long as leaves (extension of fruit), densely brown scale-like glands and white villous and villous; bracts lanceolate, membranous , Ca. 2 mm in length; calyx campanulate, 5-7 mm in length, sparsely covered with pale yellow glands and pubescence, 5 calyx teeth, lanceolate, nearly equal to calyx tube, most of the upper 2 teeth are connected Corolla; purple or lavender, 9-12 mm long, flag petals ovate or oblong, 10-11 mm long, apex slightly concave, petiole length 1/2 of petal length, wings flap 8- 9 mm, keel flaps straight, 7-8 mm long; ovary glabrous. Pods oblong, flat, 1.7-3.5 cm long, 4.5-7 mm wide, slightly sickle-shaped, sometimes slightly curled between seeds, glabrous or sparsely coat, sometimes sparse or densely bristle-like Glands. Seeds 2-8, dark green, smooth, kidney-shaped, about 2 mm in diameter. Flowering from May to June, fruit from July to September.
Licorice growing environment
- Born in dry grasslands and slopes of Xiangyang. Distributed in Northeast, North China and Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shandong and other regions.
Licorice identification
Identification of licorice
- Medicinal properties:
- 1. Licorice: The root is cylindrical, 25 100cm long, and 0.6 3.5cm in diameter. The outer skin is uneven. The surface is red-brown or gray-brown, with prominent vertical wrinkles, grooves, pores, and thin fine root marks. It is firm in texture, slightly fibrous in section, yellowish white, and powdery, with obvious ring formation, radial rays, and some cracks. The rhizome is cylindrical with bud marks on the surface and a pith in the middle of the section. Weiqi, sweet and special.
- 2. Glycyrrhiza inflata: Roots and rhizomes are thick and woody, with some branches, rough outer skin, and more gray-brown or gray-brown. It is hard, has many wood fibers, and has low powderiness. Rhizomes have many adventitious buds and are large.
- 3. Glycyrrhiza glabra: The texture of roots and rhizomes is relatively solid, with some branches, the outer skin is not rough, grayish brown, and the skin pores are thin but not obvious.
Sexual identification of glycyrrhiza
- 1. Licorice: It has the effects of nourishing the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing heat and detoxifying, expectorant and cough, slowing down analgesic and pain, and reconciling various medicines. Commonly used for weak spleen and stomach, fatigue, fatigue, shortness of breath, cough and sputum, abdomen and limb cramps, acute pain, carbuncle and sore, relieve drug toxicity and severeness.
- 2, Zhigancao: with spleen and stomach, Yiqi Fumai effect. Commonly used for weak spleen and stomach, fatigue, palpitations, and pulse generation.