Plant Details

Accepted name:: Glycyrrhiza inflata Batalin [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
alcaçuz, raiz	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
chinese licorice	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
crude licorice extract	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
extractum glycyrrhizae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
extractum glycyrrhizae liquidum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
gan cao	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
gan cuo	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gancao	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
gancao jingao	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
gancao liujingao	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
glycyrrhizae radix et rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
glycyrrhizae radix et rhizoma praeparata cum melle	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
għerq ta' għud is-sus	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
korenina golostebelnega sladkega korena	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
korzeń lukrecji	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
lakricu saknes	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
lakridsrod, uskrællet	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
lakrisrot, uskrelt	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
lakritsi, juuri	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
lakritsrot	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
licorice	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
licorice extract	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
liquiritiae radix	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
liquirizia, radice	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
liquorice	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
liquorice extract	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
liquorice liquid extract	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
liquorice root	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
liquorice root for use in thm	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
lékořicový kořen	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
magusjuurejuur	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
prepared liauorice root	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
radix et rhizoma glycyrrhizae	Pharmaceutical	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
radix et rhizoma glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
regaliz, raíz de	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
réglisse (racine de)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
rădăcină de lemn dulce	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
sladkovkový koreň	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
süßholzwurzel	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
xinjiang licorice	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
zhang guo gan cao	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
zhigancao	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
zoethoutwortel	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
édesgyökér	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
γλυκύρριζα	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
сладник	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
甘草	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
甘草头	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
甘草梢	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
甘草节	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
脹果甘草	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome, root	dried root and rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
root, stolon		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
radix		EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010)
root and rhizome	dried root and rhizome	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root & rhizome		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
rhizome, root	extract prepared from dried root and rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
root, stolon	dried, unpeeled or peeled whole or cut root and stolons	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
root, stolon	dried unpeeled or peeled, whole or cut root and stolons	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
root and rhizome		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root, stolon	Dried, unpeeled or peeled, whole or cut root and stolons	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
root and rhizome		Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
root, rhizome		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Glycyrrhiza eurycarpa P.C.Li Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 4(2): 118 (1984).
Glycyrrhiza hediniana Harms in S.Hedin, S. Tibet 6(3): 66 (1922).
Glycyrrhiza paucifoliolata Hance J. Bot. 20: 259 (1882).
Meristotropis paucifoliolata (Hance) Kruganova Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 195 (1955).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Glycyrrhiza eurycarpa P.C.Li	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Glycyrrhiza inflata Balatin	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Glycyrrhiza spp., rad. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Glycyrrhiza inflata Batal.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Glycyrrhiza inflata Batalin	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Glycyrrhiza inflate Batal.	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)

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