The effect of drinking licorice and white peony root soaked in water

Everyone must be familiar with the Chinese herbal medicine licorice, which can be seen in the treatment of many diseases. The most common function of licorice is to clear away heat and detoxify, and drinking it soaked in water is very good for the body. White peony root can relieve pain, treat headaches and dizziness, and treat irregular menstruation in women. Combining the two and drinking water can solve many of our problems. So, what are the effects of drinking licorice and white peony root soaked in water? Let’s take a look below.

Licorice root tends to clear away heat and detoxify, while roasted licorice root tends to moisten the lungs and harmonize the middle. In addition, it can also eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, tonify the spleen and replenish qi, relieve acute and acute pain, etc. It is often used in traditional Chinese medicine because it has the function of harmonizing all medicines, tastes sweet and has a mild medicinal nature, and is called the "national elder". Licorice has relatively small toxic side effects, but if taken in large quantities and for a long time, it can cause symptoms such as edema, increased blood pressure, and decreased blood potassium, as well as digestive disorders such as abdominal distension and poor appetite. Therefore, it is okay to drink it occasionally in water, but it is not suitable for long-term and large-scale use.

Our ancient Chinese medicine has conducted in-depth research on the efficacy and functions of licorice. Traditional Chinese medicine shows that licorice has the effects of relieving pain, clearing away heat and detoxifying, tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, removing phlegm and relieving cough, and harmonizing various medicines. Therefore, licorice can be used to treat carbuncles, ulcers, fatigue, cramps and pain in the abdomen and limbs, weak spleen and stomach, cough with sputum, palpitations and shortness of breath, and to relieve the toxicity and potency of drugs. However, although licorice can replenish qi, relieve acute pain, it tastes sweet and is relatively greasy. Over time, it can easily stagnate the spleen and stomach, hindering the spleen and stomach's transportation and transformation. At the same time, it may cause dampness and phlegm, and cause internal heat.

Ganqi tea has good effects: as modern management continues to advance, its mechanism of action has been continuously expanded: people who often feel dry mouth can use fried juemingzi, white chrysanthemum and wolfberry in a 1:1 ratio to make tea, which can improve eyesight and refresh the mind, or malt, red dates and licorice can be made into tea. It is best to brew the health tea and drink it on the same day to avoid the Chinese medicinal materials being oxidized and losing their effects.

Licorice is good at tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, and is used to treat internal injuries due to strain, weak spleen, insufficient yang, and weak lung qi. At this time, it is often combined with ginseng and Astragalus and other medicines, such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Shengyang Yiwei Decoction, etc. Licorice tastes sweet, and sweetness can relieve urgency. It can treat various urgent symptoms such as urgency, acute pain, spasm, irritability, etc., such as the traditional Chinese medicine Peony and Licorice Decoction and Licorice Decoction for Purging the Heart. Licorice has the function of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and has the effect of eliminating carbuncles and healing sores. It is often used in clinical practice when encountering heat-toxic sores and ulcers.

The efficacy and effects of licorice

Benefits of Licorice

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.