What are the ways to consume licorice?

Everyone has heard of licorice, right? Licorice is a very common Chinese herbal medicine. Licorice is also known as sweet root, because it is a tree plant, and because the root is very sweet, it is called licorice. A medicine we often see is called licorice tablets, which are made of licorice. It tastes sweet and spicy. So what are the ways to eat licorice? What kind of food can be made with licorice to treat diseases?

Licorice

Alias: raw licorice, powdered licorice, licorice tip, sweet root, beautiful grass, honey grass, Guolao, sweet grass, powdered grass, honey sweet, licorice, Lingtong, stick grass

Introduction: The content of glycyrrhizic acid in licorice is about 10%, and there are also many other ingredients such as mannitol and glucose. Since the sweetness of glycyrrhizic acid is fifty times higher than that of sucrose, licorice is truly a "sweet grass".

Season: Autumn

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The efficacy and function of licorice

1. Licorice has effects similar to adrenal cortex hormones. It has an inhibitory effect on excessive gastric acid secretion caused by histamine, and has anti-acid and gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm relieving effects;

2. Licorice flavonoids, licorice extract and glycyrrhetinic acid all have obvious antitussive effects; the expectorant effect is also significant, and the intensity of their effects is glycyrrhizic acid> licorice flavonoids> licorice extract;

3. Licorice also has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects, and can protect the inflamed throat and tracheal mucosa. Licorice extract and glycyrrhizic acid have a detoxifying effect similar to glucuronic acid on certain poisons;

4. Licorice is often used to treat symptoms associated with menopause. Because licorice contains glycyrrhizin, a hormone-like compound, it helps balance hormone levels in women.

5. The subcitonic acid contained in licorice can block the effect of carcinogens in inducing tumor growth.

Licorice making techniques

1. The dosage for blending other drugs should be small, the dosage for main drug should be slightly larger, and the dosage for emergency treatment of poisoning should be large;

2. Roasted is suitable for tonifying the middle and relieving urgency, while raw is suitable for clearing away heat, detoxifying and relieving cough;

3. For patients with weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi, shortness of breath, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, it is often used together with ginseng, white atractylodes and poria;

4. For patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, abdominal cramps and acute pain, it can be used with cinnamon twig, peony root and maltose to warm the middle and replenish the deficiency, harmonize the interior and relieve the urgency;

5. For patients with cough caused by wind-cold, it is often used together with ephedra and apricot kernel;

6. For those with sore throat, it can be taken alone or together with Platycodon grandiflorum to enhance the effect of detoxification and relieving throat pain.

Licorice has a wide range of effects, especially taking licorice can treat enteritis and tracheitis. It has a good effect on tracheitis, asthma, and bronchitis induced by the cold in winter. Those who take licorice can suppress coughs, reduce the occurrence of phlegm and internal heat, and it is also very effective in regulating qi and blood and treating qi and blood deficiency.