The efficacy and function of licorice root

We can often see licorice heads in daily life, so how should we eat licorice heads? What good effects does it have on our body? Let's take a look.

[Alias] Knotweed (Gansu Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine).

[Source] It is the rhizome part at the top of the legume plant licorice .

【Functions and indications】It can promote the circulation of blood stasis and reduce swelling and toxicity.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration; decocted in water, 1 to 2 qian.

[Additional prescription] To treat enuresis in children: boil licorice root into a soup and drink it every night. (The Effective Prescriptions of World Doctors)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】From "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Based on the above description of licorice root, it can be seen that licorice root has many benefits to the human body, and there are many ways and uses for it. The pharmacological effects of licorice root can be used to treat corresponding diseases.