Introduction
――Fu Kezhi and Gunter Schwarz
Chapter Ⅰ
Gan Cao as part of decoctions in traditional Chinese medicine and
its introductinon into modern pharmacy
――Gunter Schwarz,Fu Yujie and Zu Yuangang
Appendix-chemical Structures
Chapter Ⅱ
Glycyrrhizin and flavonoid extracts from licorice
――Fu Yujie,Zu Yuangang and Gunter Schwarz
Chapter Ⅲ
Licorice Resources in the People''s Republic of China
――Gu Huiyan and Zu Yuangang
Chapter Ⅳ
Standardization for Cultivating Chinese Licorice
Comments and Perspectives
――Gunter Schwarz and Fu Kezhi
Index