Licorice root powder benefits and effects

Licorice is a widely used medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. Licorice has the effects of harmonizing various medicines, clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing phlegm and relieving cough, and relieving pain. Most Chinese medicine prescriptions contain licorice, which is of great help to the patient's body. Licorice root powder is a processed product of licorice. Licorice powder can be anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic. Licorice powder also has the effect of whitening and removing spots. So how to use licorice powder?

1. The efficacy and function of licorice powder

1. Licorice powder can be anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic. This is mainly because licorice powder contains a substance called glycyrrhizic acid, which can effectively inhibit the thinning of capillaries and can directly work on the human skin, thereby playing the most direct role, making the skin surface smooth and delicate, and preventing skin diseases.

2. Licorice powder can also strengthen the spleen and kidney. Licorice powder can not only be applied on the skin, but also taken internally. For the internal organs, licorice powder can regulate the health of the organs, especially for the kidneys and taste. Licorice powder can build a protective film to relieve body pain and help maintain the health of the organs and the balance of the body.

3. Licorice powder can also whiten and remove freckles. For women who love beauty, licorice powder can whiten and remove freckles. It is very effective in making the skin smooth and shiny. Therefore, many female friends like to consume some licorice powder. It has few side effects and will not cause discomfort. It is a relatively natural beauty agent and is very suitable for women to consume. What are you waiting for if you love beauty? Take action quickly.

2. Nourish the spleen and replenish qi

Li Dongyuan pointed out: "The fullness of vital energy comes from the fullness of the spleen and stomach qi, which can then nourish the vital energy", emphasizing the nourishing role of the spleen and stomach on the vital energy. Whether it is "innate essence" or "acquired essence", it requires the spleen and stomach to provide nutrition continuously in order to flourish and maintain the normal progress of life activities. This shows that spleen and stomach maintenance is the top priority of health preservation.

3. Clearing away heat and detoxifying

Licorice is warm in nature and has a certain effect in clearing away heat and relieving heat and toxins in the treatment of toxic diseases and pain, swelling, carbuncle and other diseases.

4. Harmonizing the medicines

Sweetness has a soothing effect. After using licorice, the medicinal properties of each medicine will be slightly sweeter and slower, which naturally has a kind of harmonizing effect. It also has the effect of delaying and prolonging its effectiveness.

5. Adrenal cortical hormone-like effects

Licorice powder, licorice extract, glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid all have deoxycorticosterone-like effects, which can reduce urine and sodium excretion and increase potassium excretion in healthy humans and a variety of animals.

6. Anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects

Glycyrrhizic acid has an inhibitory effect on cotton ball granuloma, formaldehyde edema, tuberculin reaction, and subcutaneous granuloma cystic inflammation in rats. Glycyrrhizinamide and sodium glycyrrhizinate can effectively affect the exudative and proliferative phases of subcutaneous granulomatous inflammation, and their anti-inflammatory strength is weaker than or close to that of cortisone.

7. Anti-pathogenic microorganisms

Glycyrrhizin can directly destroy viral cells in test tubes and also has an inhibitory effect on chickenpox and herpes zoster viruses. In addition to its direct effect on viral particles, the antiviral effect of glycyrrhizin is also related to its induction of interferon and increase in natural killer cell activity.

2What are the benefits of eating licorice?

Speaking of licorice, everyone must be familiar with it because the Wanglaoji we often drink is a herbal tea made from licorice and some other herbs. It is not only loved by everyone for its taste, but it is also rich in nutrients that are good for human health. However, many people don't seem to know much about the specific details of licorice. So, what are the benefits of eating licorice?

There are many functions and effects of raw licorice. Let’s take a look at the effects of licorice on nourishing the spleen and replenishing qi. In ancient times, there were many records of the effects of licorice. Li Dongyuan pointed out: "The fullness of vital energy comes from the fullness of the spleen and stomach qi, which can then nourish the vital energy", emphasizing the nourishing role of the spleen and stomach on the vital energy. Whether it is "innate essence" or "acquired essence", it requires the spleen and stomach to provide nutrition continuously in order to flourish and maintain the normal progress of life activities. This shows that spleen and stomach maintenance is the top priority of health preservation.

Clearing away heat and detoxifying, licorice is warm in nature, and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and is effective in treating poisonous diseases and symptoms such as pain, swelling, and carbuncle. It can relieve acute pain and, when used in combination with other medicines, can gradually relieve more acute and severe symptoms. Sweetness has a soothing effect. After using licorice, the medicinal properties of each medicine will be slightly sweeter and slower, which naturally has a kind of harmonizing effect. It also has the effect of delaying and prolonging its effectiveness.

Licorice powder, licorice extract, glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid all have deoxycorticosterone-like effects, which can reduce urine and sodium excretion and increase potassium excretion in healthy humans and a variety of animals. Glycyrrhizic acid has an inhibitory effect on cotton ball granuloma, formaldehyde edema, tuberculin reaction, and subcutaneous granuloma cystic inflammation in rats. Glycyrrhizinamide and sodium glycyrrhizinate can effectively affect the exudative and proliferative phases of subcutaneous granulomatous inflammation, and their anti-inflammatory strength is weaker than or close to that of cortisone.