Gan Cao / 甘草 (Licorice Root)

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Gan Cao / 甘草 (Licorice Root)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

Gan Chao / 甘炒
Zhi Chao / 炙炒
Guan Chao / 关炒
Cao Shao / 草稍 (tip of Gan Cao)
生甘炒

Latin name

Glycyrrhizae Radix

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Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

Prepared licorice is called zhi gan cao / 炙甘草, or simply prepared herbs zhi cao / 炙草. It is the method of preparation that is referred to with the pharmaceutical name Glycyrrhizae Radix praeparata (zhi gan cao).
Dry-fried Licorice is called chao gan cao / 炒甘草.
Resinous licorice root is called Gan Cao Jie / 甘草节 [甘草節].

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 732

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Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Photograph courtesy of Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.254

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