Polygonatum Odoratum is a colonizing herbaceous perennial growing to 85 cm (33 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, with alternate, simple leaves on arching stems.
Liquorice root, or Radix Glycyrrhizae, is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name gancao (kan-tsao; pinyin: gancao)