The efficacy and function of licorice

Licorice is a very common herb in life. There are many such medicines for the treatment of diseases. Licorice can not only be made into medicine, but also be selected for some diets. However, when using it, you also need to be careful not to mix it randomly, which will make its medicinal properties ineffective and will not help the treatment of diseases. So what are the effects and functions of licorice?

Many people don’t know much about the effects and functions of licorice. Before choosing it, you can consult in detail so that you can have a detailed understanding of such medicine and make a safe choice in disease treatment.

Licorice benefits:

Licorice nourishes the spleen and replenishes Qi, clears away heat and detoxifies, removes phlegm and relieves cough, relieves pain, and harmonizes various medicines. It is used for spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, palpitations and shortness of breath, cough with excessive sputum, cramps and pain in the abdomen and limbs, carbuncles and sores, and to relieve the toxicity and potency of drugs.

Effects of Licorice:

1. It is used for heart qi deficiency, palpitations, irregular pulse, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, fatigue, etc. The former is often used in combination with cinnamon twig, such as Guizhi Gancao Decoction and Zhigancao Decoction. The latter is often used together with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc., such as Sijunzi Decoction and Lizhong Pills.

2. Used for carbuncle, sore throat, etc. It can be used alone, orally or topically, or in combination. For carbuncles and ulcers, it is often used together with honeysuckle, forsythia, etc., which can work together to achieve the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, such as the immortal prescription life-saving drink. For sore throat, it is often used together with Platycodon grandiflorum, such as Platycodon grandiflorum soup. In case of pesticide or food poisoning, it is often taken with mung beans or boiled in water with saposhnikovia divaricata.

3. Used for asthma and cough. It can be used alone or in combination with other drugs. For example, Erchen Decoction is used to treat cough caused by damp phlegm; Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin Decoction is used to treat cough and asthma caused by cold phlegm; Sangxing Decoction is used to treat cough caused by dry phlegm; Platycodon Decoction is used to treat cough and spit of fishy and purulent phlegm caused by heat toxicity; and Gancao Ganjiang Decoction is used to treat cough and spit of saliva. In addition, it is often used in combination for wind-heat cough, wind-cold cough, and hot phlegm cough.

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

5. Used to moderate the potency of certain medicines. 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.

In addition, it is now used for gastric and duodenal ulcers, often together with cuttlefish bones, corrugated seeds, etc. This product also has a diuretic effect, so the hay tips are often used as an auxiliary medicine for treating hot stranguria and painful urination.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of the effects and functions of licorice. In the process of choosing it to treat diseases, patients also need to actively cooperate, especially licorice has many effects, but the time of use is also relatively long, so that the disease can be well controlled and will not continue to develop. This is also something that needs attention.