Two Japanese groups challenge China’s licorice (glycyrrhizin) monopoly
Licorice root containing glycyrrhizin is the most prescribed crude drug in Chinese medicine, included in about 70% of Chinese herbs. It is also used in Kanpo, Japan’s equivalent of TCM. Glycyrrhizin extracted from licorice is 150 to 300 times sweeter than sugar, used as a sweetener and as a remedy to reinforce liver function. In […]