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Excuse me, what's the difference between this Cao Ling (which is a spice) and licorice (another name is Cao Ling)? thank you
I think Cao Ling in your photo should be Lingling Xiang.

Ling Lingxiang's name was first recorded in Jiayou Materia Medica, that is, the fragrance recorded by famous doctors. In the Song Dynasty, "Illustration of Materia Medica" said: "What you can see in today's lakes and mountains is fragrant and full of wetlands. Leaves like hemp, opposite, stems like weeds. They often bloom in mid-July and smell fragrant. In ancient times, it was called smoked grass, or cloud, smoked grass Lingling has been used as a condiment for a long time in ancient China. Its fragrance is full of memories, and it smells like a flower field in a sunny world.

Sweet and moist in nature. Function is mainly used to dispel wind, cold and turbidity. Treat typhoid fever, common cold, headache, abdominal distension, diarrhea, nocturnal emission, nasal congestion and toothache.

And licorice

The performance is sweet and plain. Heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians.

Efficacy: invigorating spleen and qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and harmonizing various medicines.