Licorice is extensively and globally utilized as a medicinal herb and is one of the traditional Chinese herbal medicines with valuable pharmacological effects. Its therapeutic components primarily reside within its roots and rhizomes, classifying it as a tonifying herb. As more active ingredients in licorice are unearthed and characterized, licorice germplasm resources are gaining more and more recognition. However, due to the excessive exploitation of wild licorice resources, the degrading germplasm reserves fail to meet the requirements of chemical extraction and clinical application.

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甘草，一种常用的草药：物种分类、药理学、活性成分生物合成和合成生物学综述


甘草作为一种药草在全球范围内被广泛使用，是具有宝贵药理作用的传统中草药之一。它的治疗成分主要存在于其根和根茎中，将其归类为滋补草药。随着甘草中活性成分的挖掘和表征，甘草种质资源越来越得到认可。然而，由于野生甘草资源的过度开发，退化种质储备未能满足化学提取和临床应用的要求。