How effective is licorice in lowering blood sugar?

Everyone must be familiar with licorice. Licorice belongs to the legume family and is also an herb that grows in the grass. The licorice we are talking about is not a small grass, but the cylindrical rhizome at the bottom of the licorice. This rhizome grows on the ground for more than one meter, and is about 3 or 4 meters long. It is a medicinal material with high nutritional value. It can treat cough and lower blood sugar. So what is the effect of licorice in lowering blood sugar.

【Uses of Licorice】

Licorice is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has pharmacological effects such as detoxification, expectorant, analgesic, antispasmodic and even anti-cancer. In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice nourishes the spleen and replenishes qi, relieves coughs and moistens the lungs, relieves urgency and detoxifies, and harmonizes hundreds of medicines. Clinical application is divided into "raw use" and "honey roasting". When used raw, it is mainly used to treat sore throat, painful carbuncles, gastrointestinal ulcers, and to detoxify, food poisoning, etc.; when roasted with honey, it is mainly used to treat decreased spleen and stomach function, loose stools, fatigue, fever, cough, palpitations, etc.

Western medicine pharmacology has found that licorice has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic functions, so it is mainly used as a palliative agent in Western medicine clinical practice. Relieve cough, eliminate phlegm, treat sore throat and laryngitis; licorice or glycyrrhizic acid has deoxycorticosterone-like effects and has a good effect on chronic adrenocortical insufficiency; licorice preparations can promote the formation and secretion of gastric mucus, prolong the life of epithelial cells, have anti-inflammatory activity, and are often used in the treatment of chronic ulcers and duodenal ulcers; licorice flavonoids have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antacid effects; licorice is also one of the main raw materials of Ren Dan.

Licorice is also widely used in the food industry to make candies, preserves and chewing gum. Licorice extract is an emulsifier for making chocolate. It can also increase the taste and aroma of beer, improve the consistency and color of dark beer, make certain soft drinks and liqueurs, and correct the flavor of cigarettes. Licorice is also widely used in the chemical and printing and dyeing industries.

Spring and autumn are the best times to pick licorice, but the licorice we usually buy is dry, which is after food processing. The hay can be made into medicine, and licorice can also be made into candy. It is very effective in relieving cough and reducing phlegm, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Tea brewed with licorice can treat cough, fever, and increase spleen and stomach function.