Synthesis [plant origin] leguminous plant licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch) dry root and rhizome, lovesickness sub-Abrus precat orius L. leaf 

[molecular formula and molecular weight] C42H62O16; 822.92 

 [structural formula]

 [physical property] the glycyrrhizic acid for the white or the faint yellow crystal powder, the melting point 220℃, has the special sweet taste, its sweetness approximately for sucrose 250 times, dissolves in the hot heat of hydration thin ethyl alcohol, does not dissolve in the absolute ethyl alcohol and the ether.