Preparation process of licorice granules

Abstract

The application discloses a preparation process of licorice granules and belongs to the technical field of Chinese herbal medicine preparation processes. The preparation process comprises the following steps: S1.1, preparing 500-1000 parts of raw licorice, heating honey to 115-120 DEG C, and cutting half of the raw licorice into slices, then soaking the raw licorice in the heated honey for 4 hours, so that the raw licorice is soaked by the honey; S1.2, putting the soaked licorice into a frying pan, adding water, and slowly frying the licorice with a small fire, and controlling the temperature of the frying pan to be 160-180 DEG C, so as to obtain fried licorice; and S1.3, putting the other half of the raw licorice and the fried licorice into a tank, and decocting the licorice for three times with a decocting temperature of 90-105 DEG C. The application can solve the technical problem that the concentrated extraction liquid cannot be in full and effective uniform contact with heat after atomization, which directly affects the subsequent drying and molding quality, thereby being not conducive to the subsequent granulation process.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of Chinese herbal medicine preparation, and particularly relates to a preparation process of licorice granules. BACKGROUND

[0002] Licorice is a perennial herb of the genus Glycyrrhiza in the family Leguminosae, also known as Ural licorice, sweet root, sweet grass, and Guo Lao, etc. The root and rhizome are thick, with brown skin and sweet taste. The odd pinnate compound leaves are densely covered with yellow-brown glandular dots and short pubescence on both sides, with entire or slightly wavy edges. The racemose inflorescences are axillary, with bell-shaped calyx; the corolla is purple, white or yellow; the pod is curved like a sickle or ring-shaped, densely spherical, densely covered with tuberculate protrusions and spiny glandular bodies. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from July to October.

[0003] The licorice granule is a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, mainly containing licorice extract, and is used for treating various systemic failure syndromes and other diseases, removing toxic substances, mycotoxins and bacterial toxins in the body, reducing heat stress, and rapidly improving the curative effect and accelerating the recovery of diseases when used with drugs.

[0004] In the preparation process of the licorice granule, the preparation process is complex and difficult to control, which may affect the curative effect and quality of the licorice granule. In the process of atomizing and drying the material, if the concentrated extract cannot be uniformly contacted with heat after atomization, the subsequent drying and molding quality will be directly affected, which is not conducive to the subsequent granulation process. In addition, the heating guide device and the stirring mechanism generally need to be driven by independent power supply, which is large in energy consumption and is not conducive to resource saving and environmental protection. SUMMARY

[0005] The application aims to provide a preparation process of licorice granules, which solves the technical problem that the concentrated extract cannot be uniformly contacted with heat after atomization, which directly affects the subsequent drying and molding quality, and is not conducive to the subsequent granulation process.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] A preparation process of licorice granules comprises the following steps:

[0008] S1.1, 500-1000 parts of raw licorice are prepared, honey is heated to 115-120 DEG C, the color is light red with small bubbles, half of the raw licorice is cut into thin slices, and then soaked in the heated honey for 4 hours, so that the licorice is soaked in the honey;

[0009] S1.2, put the soaked liquorice into a frying pan, add water, and slowly fry with a small fire, control the frying pan at 160-180℃, until the liquorice becomes dark yellow and not sticky, after frying, take out the liquorice and cool, you can get fried liquorice;

[0010] S1.3, put the other half of the raw liquorice and the fried liquorice into the tank, decoct 3 times, the decoction temperature is 90-105℃, each time for 2h, and the extracted liquid is flowed into the sedimentation tank for sedimentation and overnight;

[0011] S1.4, heat and concentrate the extracted liquid processed in step S1.3 by the concentrator, and put the concentrated material into the spray dryer for atomization and drying to form liquorice extract, then put the sucrose, liquorice extract and dextrin in the order of 3:1:1 into the high-speed mixer for stirring and mixing, then pass the mixed material through the granulator to obtain liquorice granules and package.

[0012] Further, the spray dryer comprises an atomizer placed at the top of the box, one end of the atomizer is connected with an external adapter pipe, the other end penetrates through the box and extends to the first conduit, the first conduit and the second conduit are connected through bearings, the fixed rods at both ends of the bearings are connected to the side walls of the box, and the second conduit is connected to the cross beam through the expansion pipe at the bottom, and the cross beam is installed with an atomizing nozzle connected with the expansion pipe at the bottom end.

[0013] Further, the driving motor is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom end of the box, the output shaft of the driving motor penetrates through the box and extends to the stirring assembly, and the driving motor output shaft and the first transmission wheel are connected through the conveying belt, the first transmission wheel is placed in the rolling groove in the inner wall of the cover at both ends, and one end of the cover is fixed to the outer wall of the box through the support.

[0014] Further, the first transmission wheel is fixed on the first double bevel gear, the second double bevel gear and the first bevel gear are respectively engaged and driven on the upper and lower ends of the outer wall of the first double bevel gear, the second double bevel gear is engaged and driven on the second bevel gear fixed on the second conduit at one end, and the rotating shaft at the center of the second double bevel gear is fixedly installed with a cam, the cam is in contact with and fixed to the abutting wheel on the lifting rod, and the extensions at both ends of the lifting rod are connected to the panel on the inner wall of the box through the compression springs.

[0015] The first bevel gear is fixed at the center of the second transmission wheel, the second transmission wheel extends to the rotating blade inside the third conduit at one end, the third conduit is connected with the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe placed at both ends of the inner wall of the box at both ends, and the heater matched with the air inlet pipe is fixedly installed on the air inlet pipe.

[0016] Further, the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe are provided with a spiral pipe arranged inside the box and extending upward, and the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe are correspondingly connected with a one-way valve, and the second transmission wheel is connected with a sealing pad near the corner of the third conduit.

[0017] Further, the sealing pad and the inner wall of the third conduit jointly form a flow guide cavity, and the sealing pad is provided with a movable opening connected with the second transmission wheel.

[0018] Further, the lifting rod is movably connected with a roller at both ends of the center, the roller is in abutment with a rotating ring fixed on the telescopic pipe, and the outer wall edge of the rotating ring is provided with an annular groove connected with the roller.

[0019] Further, the stirring assembly comprises a third bevel gear connected with the output shaft of the driving motor, the fourth bevel gear fixed on the transmission shaft is meshed with the outer wall of the third bevel gear, the transmission shaft is provided with a through hole arranged on the inner wall of the shell, and the transmission shaft is provided with a stirring rod arranged between the inner walls of the shell and the box through the plug-in mode.

[0020] Further, the weight of the raw licorice per serving is 0.3kg-0.6kg.

[0021] As described above, due to the adoption of the above technical scheme, the present application has the following advantages:

[0022] The raw licorice is half processed, and then is decocted and filtered with other raw licorice to obtain the product, which has the advantages of simple processing technology, high bioavailability, good drug efficacy and fast curative effect.

[0023] (2) The spray dryer is provided, the atomizer is driven by the mechanical action to disperse the concentrated extraction liquid into very fine particles and discharge through the atomizing nozzle, at this time, the driving motor is started, the second conduit on the second bevel gear is rotatably driven on the bearing through the transmission of the conveying belt, so as to rotate and spray the atomizing nozzle, the cam and the abutting wheel are provided, the rotary motion of the cam is converted into the linear motion of the lifting rod, and the telescopic pipe is driven to move up and down synchronously, the contact area of the material and the heat is expanded, the drying and forming effect of the licorice is improved, in addition, the driving motor is started to drive the rotation of the second transmission wheel under the mechanical transmission, so that the rotating blades in the third conduit are rotated, so as to play the role of conveying and guiding, the corresponding one-way valves are arranged on the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe, which can effectively prevent the heat from flowing back or gathering, so as to be not conducive to the stable conveying of the heat in the heater, and the heat conveyed in this way can be recycled, and the rotating blades do not need to be driven by an additional power source, which effectively saves resources and is conducive to environmental protection.

[0024] (3) The stirring assembly is arranged, and after the driving motor is started, the rotation of the fourth bevel gear can be driven through the third bevel gear, and then the stirring rods on the surrounding transmission shafts are simultaneously rotated, so that the material can be further ensured to be in full and uniform contact with heat, and the material at the bottom cannot be in contact with heat due to accumulation, so as to affect the hot forming effect of licorice. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort on the basis of these drawings.

[0026] Figure 1 is a flowchart of the preparation process of the licorice granules of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the spray dryer of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 is an internal schematic diagram of the spray dryer of the present application;

[0029] Figure 4 is a front view of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0030] Figure 5 is a meshing transmission schematic diagram of the first bidirectional bevel gear of the present application;

[0031] Figure 6 is an enlarged view of A of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0032] Figure 7 is an enlarged view of B of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0033] Figure 8 is a connection schematic diagram of the second driven wheel and the rotating blade of the present application;

[0034] Figure 9 is a meshing transmission schematic diagram of the third bevel gear and the fourth bevel gear of the present application.

[0035] 1, spray dryer; 2, atomizer; 3, first conduit; 4, second conduit; 5, bearing; 6, telescopic pipe; 7, crossbeam; 8, atomizing nozzle; 9, driving motor; 10, stirring assembly; 11, first transmission wheel; 12, conveying belt; 13, first bidirectional bevel gear; 14, second bidirectional bevel gear; 15, first bevel gear; 16, second bevel gear; 17, cam; 18, lifting rod; 19, abutting wheel; 20, compression spring; 21, panel; 22, second transmission wheel; 23, third conduit; 24, rotating blade; 25, air inlet pipe; 26, air outlet pipe; 27, heater; 28, spiral pipe; 29, one-way valve; 30, sealing gasket; 31, roller; 32, rotating ring; 33, annular groove; 34, third bevel gear; 35, transmission shaft; 36, fourth bevel gear; 37, stirring rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0037] Embodiment 1: Referring to the accompanying drawings in the specification, Figure 1 As shown in the figure, a preparation process of licorice granules comprises the following steps:

[0038] S1.1, preparing raw licorice: 850 parts, first heat the honey to 116℃, the color is light red with small bubbles, and then cut one half of the raw licorice into thin slices, and then soak in the heated honey for 4 hours, so that the licorice is soaked in the honey;

[0039] S1.2, put the soaked licorice into a frying pan, add water, slowly fry with a small fire, control the frying pan at 170℃, until the licorice turns into dark yellow and is not sticky, after frying is completed, take out the licorice and cool it, then licorice can be obtained;

[0040] S1.3, put the other half of the raw licorice and the fried licorice into the tank, decoct 3 times, decocting temperature is 100℃, decocting time is 2h each time, and the extracted liquid after decoction is flowed into the sedimentation tank to stand overnight;

[0041] S1.4, heat and concentrate the extracted liquid after step S1.3 by the concentrator, and put the concentrated material into the spray dryer 1 to atomize and dry to form licorice extract, and then put the licorice extract, sucrose and dextrin in the order of weight ratio 3:1:1 into the high-speed mixer to stir and mix, then pass the mixed material through the granulator to obtain licorice granules and package.

[0042] Specifically, before processing, the weight of licorice is confirmed by an electronic scale, and the information such as the name and quantity of the medicinal material is checked to be consistent with the production prescription. In the roasting process, the weight ratio of water added to licorice is between 1:(10-12). In the process of decocting for three times, the weight ratio of the total weight of the other half of raw licorice and roasted licorice to water is 1:8, 1:6 and 1:6, respectively.

[0043] The specific working principle of the concentrator is as follows:

[0044] Open the condenser cooling water valve to open the concentrator vacuum, open the feed valve, and suck the supernatant of the extraction liquid in the sedimentation tank to the just-out concentrator sight glass position. Stop feeding, open the heater steam valve, adjust the steam valve opening after the liquid boils, maintain the vacuum degree in the required range, and stabilize the concentration. Open the feed valve continuously to maintain the liquid level in the middle of the concentrator sight glass. After the extraction liquid is completely fed, continue to concentrate until the moisture content of the concentrated liquid is less than or equal to 60%, stop concentrating, close the steam valve, close the vacuum valve and empty it, and pump the concentrated material into the concentrate storage tank of the spray dryer.

[0045] After drying and forming, the granulator can select a rotary granulator or add the high-speed mixed material to the rotary granulator for multiple times to form granules, which are discharged into a clean container, and finally can be optionally dried again by a dryer.

[0046] The fluidized bed dryer is used, the induced draft fan is opened, the air heater steam valve is opened, the inlet air temperature is set to 100°C, the outlet air temperature is set to 60°C (the target is to control the material temperature to 60±5°C), the granular material from the rotary granulation process is started to dry, the moisture content of the material is controlled to be not more than 5% (detected by a field rapid moisture meter), and after the moisture content meets the standard, the material is discharged into a clean stainless steel barrel, sealed with a cover, labeled, and the QA is notified to take samples. The semi-finished product is detected according to the semi-finished product inspection standard of the liver and gall granules, and after the detection is qualified, a semi-finished product detection qualified report is issued to the workshop, so that the next process can be entered for packaging.

[0047] Finally, the licorice granules are effectively sealed and packaged in the form of inner and outer packaging. The licorice granules in the stainless steel barrel are taken from the material storage room and put into a clean granule packaging machine. The weight of each bag is 500g according to the packaging instruction, the packaging weight of the granule packaging machine is set to 502g / bag, the information printed on the packaging bag is checked, and after the check is correct, the product is packaged. The bag is put into a sealing machine to seal the bag, the temperature is between 205-210°C, attention is paid to prevent the aluminum plastic bag from being misaligned and wrinkled, and the seal is tight. The packaged licorice granules are transferred to the outer packaging room through the transfer window.

[0048] Example 2: Referring to the description in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 A preparation process of licorice granules is shown in the accompanying drawings, which includes the following steps:

[0049] S1.1, prepare raw licorice 980 parts, first heat the honey to 120 °C, the color is light red with small bubbles, and cut one half of the raw licorice into slices, then put it into the heated honey and soak for 4 hours, so that the licorice is soaked in the honey;

[0050] S1.2, put the soaked licorice into a frying pan, add water, slowly fry with a small fire, control the frying pan at 178 °C, until the licorice turns dark yellow and is not sticky, after frying is completed, take out the licorice and cool, then you can get fried licorice;

[0051] S1.3, put the other half of the raw licorice and the fried licorice into the tank, decoct 3 times, the decoction temperature is 105 °C, each time for 2 hours, and the extracted liquid is flowed into the sedimentation tank to precipitate and stand overnight;

[0052] S1.4, heat and concentrate the extracted liquid processed in step S1.3 by the concentrator, and put the concentrated material into the spray dryer 1 to atomize and dry to form licorice extract, then put the sucrose, licorice extract and dextrin in the order of weight ratio 3:1:1 into the high-speed mixer to stir and mix, pass the mixed material through the granulator to obtain licorice granules and package.

[0053] Example 3: refer to the attached Figure 1 figure, a preparation process of licorice granules, including the following steps:

[0054] S1.1, prepare raw licorice 530 parts, first heat the honey to 116 °C, the color is light red with small bubbles, and cut one half of the raw licorice into slices, then put it into the heated honey and soak for 4 hours, so that the licorice is soaked in the honey;

[0055] S1.2, put the soaked licorice into a frying pan, add water, slowly fry with a small fire, control the frying pan at 163 °C, until the licorice turns dark yellow and is not sticky, after frying is completed, take out the licorice and cool, then you can get fried licorice;

[0056] S1.3, put the other half of the raw licorice and the fried licorice into the tank, decoct 3 times, the decoction temperature is 93 °C, each time for 2 hours, and the extracted liquid is flowed into the sedimentation tank to precipitate and stand overnight;

[0057] S1.4, heat and concentrate the extracted liquid processed in step S1.3 by the concentrator, and put the concentrated material into the spray dryer 1 to atomize and dry to form licorice extract, then put the sucrose, licorice extract and dextrin in the order of weight ratio 3:1:1 into the high-speed mixer to stir and mix, pass the mixed material through the granulator to obtain licorice granules and package.

[0058] Example 4: refer to the attachedFigure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the spray dryer 1 comprises an atomizer 2 placed on the top of the box, the atomizer 2 is connected with an external adapter pipe at one end, the opposite end penetrates the box and extends to the first conduit 3, the first conduit 3 and the second conduit 4 are connected through the bearing 5, the fixed rods at both ends of the bearing 5 are connected on the side wall of the box, and the bottom of the second conduit 4 is connected to the cross beam 7 through the expansion pipe 6, the cross beam 7 is installed with the atomizing nozzle 8 communicated with the expansion pipe 6, the function of the above-mentioned atomizer 2 is to disperse the material to be dried into fine particles through mechanical action, and then contact with hot air to remove most of the water in an instant, so that the solid material in the material is dried into powder.

[0059] The driving motor 9 is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom end of the box, the output shaft of the driving motor 9 penetrates the box and extends to the stirring assembly 10, and the output shaft of the driving motor 9 and the first transmission wheel 11 are drivingly connected through the conveying belt 12, the first transmission wheel 11 is placed in the rolling groove on the inner wall of the cover at both ends, and one end of the cover is fixed on the outer wall of the box through the support.

[0060] Specifically, the driving motor 9 can drive the first bidirectional bevel gear 13 on the first transmission wheel 11 to rotate through the conveying belt 12 after starting, the first bidirectional bevel gear 13 as a transmission medium can drive the synchronous movement of the lifting assembly and the flow guide assembly, so that the licorice material can be vibrated in contact with heat as much as possible during the lifting of the atomizing nozzle 8, thereby ensuring the subsequent drying effect, in addition, the setting of the flow guide assembly can recycle the heat, thereby saving the power source for flow guide driving.

[0061] Reference Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the first transmission wheel 11 is fixed on the first bidirectional bevel gear 13, the first bidirectional bevel gear 13 has the second bidirectional bevel gear 14 and the first bevel gear 15 meshing and driving on the outer wall up and down, respectively, one end of the second bidirectional bevel gear 14 meshing and driving has the second bevel gear 16 fixed on the second conduit 4, and the rotating shaft at the center of the second bidirectional bevel gear 14 is fixedly installed on the cam 17, the cam 17 is in contact with the abutting wheel 19 fixed on the lifting rod 18, and the extension of the lifting rod 18 at both ends is connected to the panel 21 on the inner wall of the box through the compression spring 20.

[0062] Specific, the first bevel gear 15 center is fixed on the second transmission wheel 22, the second transmission wheel 22 one end extends to the rotating vane 24 inside the third conduit 23, the third conduit 23 both ends are connected with the air inlet pipe 25 and the air outlet pipe 26 placed in the box inner wall both ends, the air inlet pipe 25 is fixedly installed with the heater 27 matched with it.

[0063] The telescopic pipe 6 both ends are substantially provided with the protruding part extending to the second conduit 4 limiting groove, so that the second conduit 4 can drive the telescopic pipe 6 to rotate normally, and can move up and down, and the telescopic pipe 6 is provided with the rotating ring 32 connected with the roller 31, the rotating ring 32 is fixed on the telescopic pipe 6, so that the lifting rod 18 can move up and down normally through the rolling friction, and the rotating ring 32 can also be rotated, avoiding interference between structural members, and the rolling friction can effectively reduce the friction, reduce the friction damage, thereby improving the service life of the device.

[0064] The spray dryer 1 is provided, the atomizer 2 is dispersed into very fine particles by mechanical action, and is discharged through the atomizing nozzle 8, at this time the driving motor 9 is started, the second conduit 4 on the second bevel gear 16 is rotated on the bearing 5 through the transmission of the conveying belt 12, so as to rotate the atomizing nozzle 8, at the same time, the cam 17 and the abutting wheel 19 are provided, the rotary motion of the cam 17 can be converted into the linear motion of the lifting rod 18, and the telescopic pipe 6 is driven to move up and down synchronously, the contact area of the material and the heat can be expanded by cooperating with the heat conveying spiral pipe 28, the drying and forming effect of the licorice is improved, in addition, the driving motor 9 can drive the rotation of the second transmission wheel 22 under the action of mechanical transmission, and then the rotating vane 24 in the third conduit 23 is rotated, so as to play the role of conveying and guiding, the one-way valve 29 is also provided on the air inlet pipe 25 and the air outlet pipe 26, which can effectively prevent the heat from flowing back or gathering, so as to be not conducive to the stable conveying of the heat in the heater 27, and the heat conveyed in this way can play the role of recycling, and the rotating vane 24 does not need to consume additional power source, which effectively saves resources and is conducive to environmental protection.

[0065] The second bidirectional bevel gear 14 can drive the second conduit 4 on the second bevel gear 16 to rotate, since the second conduit 4 is movably connected to the first conduit 3 through the bearing 5, the second conduit 4 can not only rotate freely, but also can effectively and stably convey the licorice material, preventing the pipe body from being disconnected, in addition, when the second conduit 4 drives the telescopic pipe 6 to rotate, since the lifting rod 18 is connected to the telescopic pipe 6, in order to ensure that the telescopic pipe 6 can rotate freely, the lifting rod 18 can also normally drive the telescopic pipe 6 to move up and down

[0066] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 9 A spiral pipe 28 extending upward inside the box is arranged between the air inlet pipe 25 and the air outlet pipe 26, and a one-way valve 29 is connected to each of the air inlet pipe 25 and the air outlet pipe 26. A sealing pad 30 is connected to the second transmission wheel 22 near the corner of the third conduit 23, and a flow guide cavity is formed between the sealing pad 30 and the inner wall of the third conduit 23. An opening is formed in the sealing pad 30 and connected to the second transmission wheel 22.

[0067] Specifically, the lifting rod 18 is movably connected to the rollers 31 at both ends of the center of the lifting rod 18, and the rollers 31 are in contact with the rotating ring 32 fixed on the telescopic pipe 6. The outer wall edge of the rotating ring 32 is provided with an annular groove 33 connected to the rollers 31. The stirring assembly 10 includes a third bevel gear 34 connected to the output shaft of the driving motor 9. The third bevel gear 34 is meshed with a fourth bevel gear 36 fixed on the transmission shaft 35 around the outer wall of the third bevel gear 34. The transmission shaft 35 is provided with a through hole arranged on the inner wall of the shell. The transmission shaft 35 is provided with a stirring rod 37 arranged between the inner walls of the shell and the box by means of insertion. The weight of each portion of the licorice is 0.3-0.6 kg.

[0068] The stirring assembly 10 is substantially rotated under the action of the driving motor 9, and cooperates with the third bevel gear 34 and the fourth bevel gear 36 to drive the transmission shaft 35 around to rotate, thereby making the stirring rod 37 rotate and mix, so that the material can further contact with heat, thereby improving the drying and forming effect. The shell on the inner wall of the box can provide support and space for the transmission shaft 35, and can also protect the third bevel gear 34 and the fourth bevel gear 36 inside to a certain extent, preventing the transmission shaft 35 from being out of position during rotation. Moreover, the transmission shaft 35 is connected to the stirring rod 37 by means of insertion, which can facilitate the installation and disassembly of the structure, facilitate personnel operation and improve work efficiency.

[0069] The stirring assembly 10 is provided. After the driving motor 9 is started, the third bevel gear 34 drives the fourth bevel gear 36 to rotate, thereby driving the stirring rod 37 on the transmission shaft 35 around to rotate, thereby further ensuring that the material can be in full and uniform contact with heat, preventing the material at the bottom from being unable to contact with heat due to accumulation, thereby affecting the heat forming effect of the licorice.

[0070] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present application according to the technical solution and inventive concept of the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

[0071] The preferred embodiments of the application disclosed above are only to help explain the present application. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the application to the specific form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of this teaching. It is intended that the specification be considered as exemplary only with the factual recitations being intended to be within the scope of the patent and claims as set forth herein.

Claims

1. A process for the preparation of licorice granules, characterized in that, It comprises the following steps: S1.1, prepare raw licorice 500-1000 parts, first heat the honey to 115-120℃, the color is light red with small bubbles, and cut one half of the raw licorice into thin slices, then put it into the heated honey and soak for 4 hours, so that the licorice is soaked in the honey; S1.2, put the soaked licorice into a frying pan, add water, slowly fry with a small fire, control the frying pan at 160-180℃, until the licorice turns into dark yellow and is not sticky, after frying, take out and cool, then you can get fried licorice; S1.3, put the other half of the raw licorice and the fried licorice into the tank, decoct 3 times, the decoction temperature is 90-105℃, each time for 2h, and the extracted liquid is flowed into the sedimentation tank and left overnight; S1.4, heat and concentrate the extracted liquid after step S1.3 by the concentrator, and put the concentrated material into the spray dryer (1) for atomization and drying to form licorice extract, then put sucrose, licorice extract and dextrin into the high-speed mixer in the order of 3:1:1, stir and mix, then get licorice granules by the granulator and pack them.

2. The process for preparing licorice granules according to claim 1, characterized in that, The spray dryer (1) comprises an atomizer (2) arranged at the top of the box, one end of the atomizer (2) is connected with an external adapter pipe, the opposite end penetrates through the box and extends to the first conduit (3), the first conduit (3) and the second conduit (4) are connected through the bearing (5), the fixed rods at both ends of the bearing (5) are connected to the side walls of the box, and the bottom of the second conduit (4) is connected to the cross beam (7) through the telescopic pipe (6), and the bottom end of the cross beam (7) is installed with the atomizing nozzle (8) connected with the telescopic pipe (6).

3. The process for preparing licorice granules according to claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom end of the box is fixedly installed with a driving motor (9), the output shaft of the driving motor (9) penetrates through the box and extends to the stirring assembly (10), and the output shaft of the driving motor (9) and the first transmission wheel (11) are drivingly connected through the conveying belt (12), the first transmission wheel (11) is arranged in the rolling groove in the inner wall of the cover at both ends, and one end of the cover is fixed to the outer wall of the box through the support.

4. The process for preparing licorice granules according to claim 3, characterized in that, The outer wall of the first transmission wheel (11) is fixed to the first double bevel gear (13), the outer wall of the first double bevel gear (13) is respectively meshingly connected with the second double bevel gear (14) and the first bevel gear (15) at the upper and lower ends, one end of the second double bevel gear (14) is meshingly connected with the second bevel gear (16) fixed to the second conduit (4), and the shaft at the center of the second double bevel gear (14) is fixedly installed on the cam (17), the outer wall of the cam (17) is in contact with the abutting wheel (19) fixed on the lifting rod (18), and the extensions at both ends of the lifting rod (18) are connected to the panel (21) on the inner wall of the box through the compression spring (20); The first bevel gear (15) is fixed at the center of the second transmission wheel (22), one end of the second transmission wheel (22) extends to the rotating vane (24) inside the third conduit (23), the third conduit (23) is connected with the air inlet pipe (25) and the air outlet pipe (26) at both ends, the air inlet pipe (25) is fixedly installed with the heater (27) matched therewith.

5. The process for preparing licorice granules according to claim 4, characterized in that, The spiral pipe (28) extending upwards is arranged between the air inlet pipe (25) and the air outlet pipe (26), and the one-way valve (29) is connected to the air inlet pipe (25) and the air outlet pipe (26), respectively, and the sealing pad (30) is connected to the second transmission wheel (22) near the corner of the third conduit (23).

6. The process for preparing licorice granules according to claim 5, characterized by, The sealing pad (30) and the inner wall of the third conduit (23) jointly form a flow guide cavity, and the movable port connected with the second transmission wheel (22) is formed in the sealing pad (30).

7. The process for preparing licorice granules as claimed in claim 4, wherein, The rolling wheels (31) are movably connected to both ends of the lifting rod (18) at the center, the rolling wheels (31) are in contact with the rotating ring (32) fixed on the telescopic pipe (6), and the annular groove (33) connected with the rolling wheels (31) is arranged on the outer wall edge of the rotating ring (32).

8. The process for preparing licorice granules according to claim 3, characterized by, The stirring assembly (10) comprises the third bevel gear (34) connected with the output shaft of the driving motor (9), the fourth bevel gear (36) fixed on the transmission shaft (35) is engaged with the third bevel gear (34) around the outer wall, the transmission shaft (35) is provided with a through hole arranged on the inner wall of the shell, and the stirring rod (37) arranged between the inner walls of the shell and the box is installed on the outer wall of the transmission shaft (35) by means of insertion.

9. The process for preparing licorice granules according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The weight of the raw licorice per serving is 0.3-0.6 kg.

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