What is the best way to eat licorice?

In life, licorice is a common Chinese herbal medicine. It can not only treat diseases, but also prevent and control diseases. If you take licorice properly, it has a health-care effect. There are many ways to eat licorice. Whether it is used to soak in water or for other purposes, the effect of licorice is very good. In daily life, what is the best way to eat licorice?

How to eat licorice best?

Licorice Lotus Leaf Drink

Ingredients: licorice, fresh lotus leaves, and water.

Method: Wash the vegetables in a clean pot, then add water and bring to a boil. Wash the lotus leaves and tear them into pieces. Wash the licorice and set aside. Put lotus leaves and licorice into boiling water and boil over high heat for ten minutes, then filter and keep the liquid for consumption.

Efficacy: This tea can clear away heat, detoxify, cool down and reduce inflammation after drinking.

Note: Many people believe that drinking this tea can improve health, so they usually drink it constantly, even instead of tea. In fact, this method is very wrong. After all, licorice is a medicinal material, and lotus leaves are cold in nature. Long-term use can easily damage the stomach and intestines, so it is recommended that you do not take it in large quantities or frequently.

Licorice Fish Ball Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients: licorice, sweet potatoes, fish balls, onions, ginger, salt, and water.

Method: First, you need to wash the sweet potatoes, peel them and cut them into pieces. Then put them into the pot together with licorice, ginger and water and bring to a boil over high heat. After simmering on low heat for twenty minutes, add onions and fish balls, continue to boil on high heat for fifteen minutes. It is enough to add salt for seasoning before serving.

Licorice Salt Mixed Fruit

Ingredients: licorice salt, banana, watermelon, peaches.

Method: Wash all the fruits and cut them into the shapes you like, then put them on a plate and add appropriate amount of licorice salt and stir.

The efficacy and effects of licorice

1. It can nourish the spleen and replenish qi: it is used for heart qi deficiency, palpitations, irregular pulse, as well as spleen and stomach qi deficiency, fatigue, etc.

2. It can relieve acute pain: It is used for stomachache, abdominal pain and acute pain in gastrocnemius muscle spasm, etc. It is often used together with peony, which can significantly enhance the efficacy of treating acute pain, such as Peony and Licorice Decoction.

3. Can relieve cough and expectorant: Licorice can relieve cough and expectorant, and is used for cough, sputum, asthma, and sticky sputum that is difficult to discharge caused by tracheitis and emphysema.

4. It can clear away heat and detoxify: it is used for carbuncle, sore throat, dampness and toxins, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. It can also be used to reduce the detoxification effect of other Chinese medicines.

5. It can moderate the potency of certain drugs. For example, this product is used in the Chengqi Decoction to alleviate the laxative effect of rhubarb and Glauber's salt and their irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, this product is often used to harmonize various medicines in many prescriptions.