Gan Cao Slices (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) — Dried Licorice Root Slices, 500g Food Herb

Gan Cao Slices (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) are the dried root slices of one of the most revered and widely used herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), known as Gān Cǎo (甘草) and commonly called Licorice Root. For centuries, Gan Cao has been prized as a harmonizing, qi-tonifying, and throat-soothing herb, used to blend formulas, ease dryness, and bring balance to nearly every traditional prescription. Its nature is sweet and neutral, making it one of the gentlest yet most versatile herbs in the TCM materia medica.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional harmonizing and qi-tonifying food herb
• Dried Licorice Root slices (Glycyrrhiza uralensis)
• Beveled slant-cut slices for easy decoction
• 500g value pack, food-herb grade
• Suitable for teas, soups, and herbal formulas

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sliced into beveled slant pieces that preserve the root's warm golden-yellow color, firm fibrous texture, and faintly sweet, earthy aroma. When decocted or steeped, the slices release a naturally sweet, mellow flavor with a gentle lingering warmth, lending smoothness and harmony to teas, broths, and blended herbal formulas.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends and daily infusions
• Chinese-style soups and broths
• Traditional decoction formulas
• Medicinal food and congee
• Throat-soothing warm drinks

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Gan Cao is decocted into soups, teas, and classic formulas to harmonize other herbs, support digestion, and soothe the throat. It is a staple in traditional cough and throat blends, often paired with ginger, jujube, or chrysanthemum. In daily life, it is simmered into broths, added to congee, or brewed as a naturally sweet standalone tea, and it appears in countless classical prescriptions as the harmonizing herb that unites a formula.

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