Application of analytical chemistry in the quality evaluation of Glycyrrhiza Spp

Abstract

Licorice, one of the oldest traditional Chinese medications, is widely used in the treatment of various diseases. With the development of science and technology, an increasing amount of analytical techniques have been applied to the quality control of licorice. Herein, we summarize several of the quality control methods developed in recent years. These approaches include sample preparation processes, high-performance thin layer chromatography, gas chromatography, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography, and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Among these various techniques, LC/MS has come forward as one of the main methods forquality control of licorice.

Keywords:

• Analysis technology
• Glycyrrhiza
• Licorice
• quality research
• evaluation method
• application status

Conflict of Interest

There are no conflicts of interests to declare. All authors have read and approved this manuscript.

Ethical approval

This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals.

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Funding

This research was financially supported by the 12th Five Year China National Significant New Drugs Creation FeatureSubjects-Traditional Chinese Medicine Quality Safety Evaluation and Risk Control Technology Platform (2014ZX09304307-002) and China Major Engineering Bags of National Emerging Industries- Standardization Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ZYBZH-Y-ZY-45).