Chinese Licorice
Latin Name: Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Chinese Name: GanCao
Traditional Uses
Actions: Supplements spleen,
replenishes qi or chi (energy), clears heat, removes toxin, nourishes lungs,
controls cough, harmonizes stomach and spleen, inhibits gastric secretion, has
anti-inflammatory effect, anti-ulcer effect and antispasmodic effect.
Applications: Sore throat,
carbuncle, toxic swelling, toxicosis in fetuses and children, palpitation,
diarrhea due to impaired spleen, thirst due to weak stomach, cough due to dry
lungs. It is used in the treatment of stomach cancer in Traditional Chinese
Medicine.