The efficacy, effects and contraindications of licorice should be used correctly in the future

Licorice is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine and is often used to treat a variety of diseases. However, experts say that although many drugs are very effective, they also have side effects. Therefore, it is necessary to know how to use them correctly and understand the relevant contraindications.

1. Efficacy and Function

1. Licorice is used to treat dry eyes in infants, eyes that cannot be opened within one month, or swelling, photophobia, and even bleeding. This is called chronic liver wind. Roast a piece of licorice with pig bile, grind it into powder, mix it with a little rice water and feed it to the baby.

2. Licorice is used to treat Shaoyin disease for two or three days, with sore throat, and the condition does not improve with Licorice Decoction: take Platycodon grandiflorum 1 liang. Two taels of licorice. Take the above two ingredients, add three liters of water, boil until one liter is left, remove the residue, and drink it in portions while warm.

3. Licorice treats heat cough: 2 taels of licorice, soak in pig bile for five nights, filter out and roast until fragrant, grind into powder, mix with refined honey, make pills as big as mung beans, take 15 pills with mint soup after meals.

4. Licorice treats sore throat caused by lung heat (with moxibustion heat): use 2 taels of fried licorice, 1 tael of platycodon (soaked in rice water overnight), and add half a pound of donkey-hide gelatin. Take 50 cents each time, decocted in water.

5. Licorice treats dampness and itching under the genitals: Cut a one-foot-long piece of licorice into small pieces, add five liters of water, boil it and take out three liters, soak it in water and wash the affected area, three to five times a day.

6. Licorice is used to treat chronic cough caused by pulmonary tuberculosis (chills, fever, discomfort in joints, and constant coughing and spitting): use 3 liang of moxibustion licorice and grind it into powder. Take one coin of it every day and mix it with three he of urine from children.

7. Licorice treats acne and thirst: powdered licorice (roasted) and Trichosanthes root in equal parts. Decoction in water.

8. Licorice can treat children's pursed mouth: use 2.5 qian of licorice, decoct it and drink it, and let the child spit out phlegm. Then put some milk in your mouth.

9. "Bencao Tongxuan" records: Licorice is sweet and mild in nature, and only enters the spleen and stomach. Li Shizhen said that it can enter the twelve meridians, but this is not true. The fruits of crops are sweet, which is the true taste of earth, so licorice is a tonic for the middle palace.

10. Licorice is used to treat chronic liver wind in infants (dry eyes, photophobia, swollen eyes, and even bleeding): use a finger-long piece of licorice, moxibustion it with pig bile, and grind it into powder. Mix a little with rice juice and drink it.

2. What are the effects of licorice?

Licorice is sweet, neutral and non-toxic. It can cure cold, heat and evil spirits in the internal organs, strengthen tendons and bones, grow muscles, increase strength, and detoxify. Long-term use can make the body lighter and prolong life. When used raw, it can purge heat; when used cooked, it can dissipate superficial cold, relieve sore throat, eliminate evil heat, soothe the body's qi, nourish yin and blood, tonify the spleen and stomach, and moisten the lungs. Raw licorice is good at clearing away heat, and is good at clearing away heat and detoxifying, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. Used for cough due to phlegm and heat, sore throat, etc. Roasted licorice root is good at warming the middle, invigorating qi with its sweet and warm properties, and has a strong effect in relieving pain. Used for spleen deficiency, weak stomach, palpitations and irregular pulse, etc. Powdered licorice is good for treating urethral pain and urinary tract stranguria. The raw grass nodes are good for reducing swelling and toxins, and benefiting joints. Powdered licorice focuses on clearing internal heat and relieving heart fire. The same thing can have different effects and indications if it is prepared differently.

3. Taboos of drinking licorice tablets soaked in water

The main effect of licorice is to treat diseases such as cough, ileitis, oral ulcers and gastric ulcers. There are many ways to use licorice. It can be taken directly as medicine or brewed directly with boiling water. However, since licorice is slightly toxic, be sure not to take it in excess, and it is best not to take it for a long time to avoid physical discomfort. Specific licorice side effects are as follows:

Licorice is cheap and can quickly relieve cough and eliminate phlegm after taking it. In normal times, compound licorice tablets are a common medicine in many families. However, if taken in large quantities for a long time, it can easily lead to the body becoming dependent on the drug. Therefore, it is recommended to take it scientifically when taking it daily.