Gan Cao (Zhi) (special order)

Review Gan Cao Zhi Forms and Sizes Below

Common Names:  Licorice Root, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root- honey-fried, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis coated in honey and baked until dark brown, Honey baked Licorice, Honey Fried Licorice Decoction, Zhi Gan Cao Tang
Botanical Name:  Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis
Chinese / Pin Yin Name:  Gan Cao Zhi
Gan Cao Zhi Dosage:  Consult your healthcare provider for your correct dose.
Gan Cao Zhi Precautions:   Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Do not use with weak digestion

Gan Cao Zhi Benefits & Information

The process of honey frying the Gan Cao helps to make it gentler on the stomach which makes it perfect for those with delicate stomachs.  Gan Cao Zhi is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb to clear heat tonify heart Qi, tonify spleen Qi, dispel phlegm, moisten the lungs and guide all 12 channels.  It is sweet with warm energy. 
Gan Cao Zhi Properties: Sweet
Gan Cao Zhi Channels / Meridians: Heart, Lung, Spleen, Stomach
Gan Cao Zhi Naturally Occurring Components:  Glycyrrhizic acid, 24-hydroxyglycyrrhetic acid [1] , licorice saponins A3, B2,C2,D3, F3, G2, H2, J2, K, and K2, uralenic acid, licochalcone A, licochalcone B, licoflavone,  liquiritin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin,ononins and 4′，7-dihydroxyflavone;  riterprenoids

Herbs That Combine With Gan Cao

Bupleurum     Angelica Dahurica     Stephania     White Peony     Dong Quai     Schizonepeta

References  
http://alternativehealing.org/gan_cao.htm, https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Gan-Cao-Cid5080, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21184804, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25524718/, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23663094

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