Detailed Guide to Harvesting and Processing Licorice Root (Part Two)
For seed propagation, harvest after 3 to 4 years; for rhizome and division propagation, harvest after 2 to 3 years. Digging can be done from late autumn to early winter and before spring sprouting. Those dug in autumn are the best, with a high glycyrrhizic acid content and a firm texture. After the licorice is dug out, clean off the soil, remove the stem base, branches and fibrous roots, cut into sections of appropriate length, sun-dry until half dry, tie into small bundles, then sun-dry until completely dry.
For seed propagation, harvest after 3 to 4 years; for rhizome and division propagation, harvest after 2 to 3 years. Digging can be done from late autumn to early winter and before spring sprouting. Those dug in autumn are the best, with a high glycyrrhizic acid content and a firm texture. After the licorice is dug out, clean off the soil, remove the stem base, branches and fibrous roots, cut into sections of appropriate length, sun-dry until half dry, tie into small bundles, then sun-dry until completely dry.