title: [Review on licorices quality differences].
abstract: Licorice is a commonly and widely used herb, it has extensive sources. So the researches on licorice quality differences between different sources have significant meaning. This paper has reviewed the studies on licorice quality differences between different sources. Including different plant sources, habitats, variation types,production modes and cultivation conditions. It finds that there are significant differences between licorices from different sources, the quality of Licorice medicinal material is uneven.
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Pharmacy, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China.
authors.forename: Xiangzhen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Wenquan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012987:Soil