Book ID: 91719
Fu Yujie
Gan Cao: The Chinese Licorice. 2004. illus. 125 p. Hardcover. - In English.
Introduces Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Leguminosae), whichis the original source of Chinese licorice, and has long been used inthe practice of traditional Chinese medicine. Chemical, clinical andpharmacological investigation results, giving data on the compositionof licorice extracts and their different physiologically activeconstituents, and how Licorice was used in TCM (Traditional ChineseMedicine).