title: [Study on licorice resources and their sustainable utilization in center and western area of China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the latest wild and cultivated licorice resource status; bring forward the licorice resource protection and sustainable utilization countermeasures in the center and western area of China.
  
  
  METHODS
  With study both in interview survey and field survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All samples investigated were the species of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Human actions is concerned with the community status, reserves per unit and quality. Excessive exploitation made the licorice quality lower and reserves decrease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enforcing the wild licorice resource protection and improving licorice cultivated technique are brought forward to act as the sustaining countermeasures.
authors.affiliation: Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China. wsl74@263.net
authors.forename: Sheng-li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Wen-quan
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D029882:Glycyrrhiza uralensis / Q000254:growth & development; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development; D011786:Quality Control