The degradation of the natural environment in northern China have strong resource depletion licorice, driven by export interests in recent years on the big pit licorice led also contributed to the trend of desertification in northern China. Licorice is a popular staple of traditional Chinese medicine for roots and rhizomes of legumes, is a perennial herb widely used in Chinese medicine will continue from 10 known medicinal herb known nine.
Currently, the licorice is not only widely used in clinical medicine, will have its products in food, health, cosmetics, smoking, light the oil, fire and many others also benefit, demand the growth of international market. In addition, licorice and areas affected by desertification in China, plants of the largest sand fixation, protect our natural resources play an irreplaceable role. But in recent years, the resources of China were severely damaged licorice. Licorice Licorice serious damage wildlife resources in the fragile ecosystem and environment are spread relatively backward economy in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu and Xinjiang is distributed in the Xinjiang and uralensis licorice, etc. There are two types of wildlife and cultures. Widespread in northern wild licorice distributed areas of origin in China, but now the wild licorice resources in northern China have been exhausted, in fact, widely cultivated.
However, given the economic and technical constraints, is the licorice plant is still no substitute for wild licorice. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Zhuang horse is a leading producer of licorice. Canton about 72 acres of land, growth of 40 MU licorices. During the last decade, the excavation of licorice, despite repeated bans. Currently, the municipality of the country was searched from 70% often, and some are still dug in the sand, and then dig a new hole on the pasture all green and blue. Today, the excavation of licorice medicine levels is reduced over time, where licorice, resources no longer exists. continue reading…