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

Gan Cao Slices (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) are the sun-dried root slices of a foundational food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Gān Cǎo (甘草), also called Chinese Licorice. Revered for centuries as the "harmonizing elder" of the herbal cabinet, Gan Cao has been prized as a sweet, neutral, and deeply balancing herb used to tonify qi, moisten the Lungs, soothe the throat, and reconcile the ingredients within a formula. Its nature is sweet and neutral, making it one of the gentlest yet most widely used herbs in both classical decoctions and everyday kitchen nourishment.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) licorice root
• Sun-dried Gansu red-skin Gan Cao long slices
• Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 500g bulk pack
• Sweet, neutral, harmonizing TCM herb
• Suitable for teas, soups, and herbal blends

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sun-dried and sliced into long pieces that preserve the root's warm reddish-brown outer skin and pale golden-yellow interior. The slices feel firm and slightly fibrous, with a clean, faintly sweet hay-like aroma. When decocted or steeped, they release a naturally sweet, mellow infusion with a smooth, lingering finish that softens the sharper notes of other herbs in a blend.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends and daily infusions
• Chinese-style soups and broths
• Decoctions with other food herbs
• Seasonal nourishing congee
• Throat-soothing warm drinks

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Gan Cao is decocted into soups, congee, and daily teas, and is often added to formulas to harmonize the other ingredients and round out their flavors. It is a classic companion to jujube, ginger, and chrysanthemum in warming winter brews, and appears in traditional throat-soothing preparations where it is simmered with honey or pear. As a kitchen herb, it lends gentle sweetness to slow-cooked broths and medicinal food soups.

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