Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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甘草 Liquorice Root Gan Cao

ID: D00541

Pharmaceutical Name:
Radix Glycyrrhizae

Latin name:
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.

Location: 6

Chinese Name

甘草

Chinese Pinyin

Gan Cao

English Name

Liquorice Root

Family

Fabaceae/Leguminosae

Taste

sweet and distinctive

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Sore throat, cough
2. Gastric hyposecretion, gastroduodenal ulcer
3. Hysteria
4. Dermatitis and boils
5. Drug and food poisoning

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Tonics

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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