| Class and Class No. | 3E (15) |
| Name | Lam Chun Hin |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 甘草 |
| Family Name (科名): | 豆科Fabaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Glycyrrhiza uralensis |
| Common name (俗名): | Licorice烏拉爾甘草、生甘草、粉草、灸草、國老、甜草根 |
| 習性：
多生長在乾旱、半乾旱的沙土、沙漠邊緣和黃土丘陵地帶 |
Growth habit:
Mostly grow in arid, semi-arid sand, desert edge and loess hilly areas |
| 葉：
單數羽狀複葉 |
Leaf:
Simple pinnate |
| 花：
夏季開紫色蝶狀花，總狀花序腋生，花密集 |
Flower:
Flowering like purple butterfly, raceme axillary, flowers intensive, flowering in summer |
| 果：
線狀長圓形，果期7-10月 |
Fruit:
Oblong linear, fruiting from July to October |
| 性味功能
味甘，性平，清熱解毒，祛痰止咳 |
Properties
Sweet, flat, detoxification, expectorant cough |
| 主治
補中益氣，止咳，緩急止痛 |
Treats
relieve a cough, invigorating spleen, relieving spasm and pain |
| 知多一點點：
甘草浸膏是製造巧克力的乳化劑，還能增加啤酒的酒味及香味，提高黑啤酒的稠度和色澤，製作某些軟性飲料和甜酒 |
More to learn:
Licorice extract is the manufacture of chocolate emulsifier, also increase the taste and flavor of beer, improve the consistency and color of dark beer, making some soft drinks and liqueurs |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
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Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| 醫砭» 常用中藥(636味) » 甘草 | http://yibian.hopto.org/yao/?yno=2 |
| 甘草- 維基百科，自由的百科全書 | https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%98%E8%8D%89 |
Questions:
| (Beginner) | Guidelines:
Answer can be directly harvested from the information given. e.g. Q1.What are the growing habits of Licorice? Answer: …….. |
| (Elementary) | Guidelines:
Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links. e.g. Q2. Explain how the extract from licorice help the taste of the beer to be bitter? Answer: …….. |
| (Advanced) | Guidelines:
Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions. Q3. If Licorice extract is the manufacture of chocolate emulsifier, does it taste like milk? Answer: …….. |
