Glycyrrhizic acid comes from the roots and rhizomes of licorice, a leguminous plant, and is the most important active ingredient in licorice, with an content of about 10%.
Glycyrrhizic acid, also known as glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhizin, is a glycoside composed of glycyrrhetinic acid and 2 molecules of glucuronic acid.White to yellowish crystalline powder, odorless, with a specific sweet taste, about 200 times as sweet as sucrose.Its sweetness is different from that of other sweeteners such as sucrose. It takes a little while to taste the sweetener, but its retention time is long.A small amount of glycyrrhiza and sucrose can be used less than 20% sucrose and the sweetness remains the same.
Although it has no aroma, it has the effect of enhancing aroma. The aqueous solution is weakly acidic and the pH value of 2% solution is 2.5~3.5.Insoluble in water, dilute ethanol.Soluble in hot water, after cooling a sticky jelly.Glycyrrhizin is triterpenoid saponin.In addition, there are glycyrrhizins, isoglycyrrhizins and so on.
Glycyrrhizasp., a leguminous plant, is an important ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

Application:
1.Applied in cosmetic industry, glycyrrhizic acid is used for skin refresher lotion and facial cream;

2.Applied in Pharmaceuticals industry, glycyrrhizic acid is uesd as the material of eyedrop and officinal toothpaste;

3.Applied in food industry,glycyrrhizic acid is used as sweetening agent, antistaling agent and flavouring agent for sports
drinks.

Product Function:
1. Liquorice root could help enhance the transformation and transportation functions of the spleen and stomach.
2. Since the spleen dominates muscles and the liver controls tendons, liquorice root has excellent properties to relieve pain and cramps of smooth or skeletal muscles.
3. Liquorice root also moistens the lungs and stops coughs. It treats disorders such as shortness of breath, fatigue, sallow facial appearance, decreased food intake, loose stools, and diarrhea.
4. Its neutral property treats coughing and wheezing of various etiologies that stems from either cold or heat, and deficiencies of excess, with or without phlegm.
5. Liquorice root can also be used to clear heat and toxins; it is useful to treat poisoning due to foods, herbs, herbicides, pesticides, drugs and heavy metals.
6. Liquorice root has also been reported to speed the healing of canker sores.