Abstract:
Licorice (
Glycyrrhiza cyrrhiza uralensis Fiseh) is known as the “king of all herbs” because of its characteristics of harmonizing various medicines. It is a common cheap medicine in China and is therefore used in aquaculture. It’s main active components are polysaccharides, glycosides, alkaloids, organic acids and volatile oil. In aquaculture, the common methods of licorice administration include feeding, perfusing, injecting, soaking and sprinkling, by which way are used for immune conditioning, disease control and other purposes for aquatic animals. However, there are also some problems in use of licorice, such as unstable quality of medicinal materials, extensive use methods, less standardized prescriptions, and inaccurate naming and description. In this paper, the fishery value of licorice was reviewed.