The efficacy and action points of licorice

What are the effects and functions of moxibustion on licorice? What are the side effects of moxibustion on licorice? According to modern scientific research, licorice contains glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizic acid, licorice sugar and other ingredients, has anti-infection and anti-allergy effects, can regulate the body's immune function, anti-tumor and analgesic effects. Therefore, the key function of licorice root is to neutralize the severity of the disease, moisten the lungs and relieve cough, remove toxins, and harmonize various medicines. It is common in spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, fatigue, palpitations, and irregular pulse, and can detoxify.

The most common clinical application of roasted licorice is roasted licorice soup, which is a soup made with roasted licorice as the main ingredient. Therefore, the role and efficacy of licorice can be analyzed from licorice soup. Based on the views of various generations of Chinese medicine, it is believed that the main functions and effects of Zhigancao Decoction are as follows:

1. The leading role of nourishing yin. In the Qing Dynasty, Ke Qin's "Shanghan Lai Su Ji·Shanghan Fuyi" emphasized that "Shengdi is the main ingredient, Ophiopogon japonicus is the secondary ingredient, and roasted licorice is the auxiliary ingredient. Large doses are used to replenish the true yin. This is the way to nourish yin." Tian Zonghan of the Qing Dynasty also believed that his prescription was "the ancestor of nourishing yin" in "Yi Ji You Yin Lun".

2. The main function of nourishing blood and qi is that a school of Chinese medicine represented by Tang Rongchuan of the Qing Dynasty believes that Zhigancao Decoction is a "great dose of nourishing blood and qi."

3. The effects and functions of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, represented by "Annotations on Treatise on Febrile Diseases", believe that the effect of Zhigancao Decoction should be to invigorate qi and blood, "invigorate deficiency, nourish blood, replenish qi and restore pulse".

4. Regulate both yang and yin. Mainly used to treat insufficient yin and blood after typhoid fever or in the recovery period of critical illness surgery, blood not nourishing the heart, weakness and lack of energy, chest tightness and palpitations, restlessness and insomnia, dry stool, slightly red tongue with little coating, and irregular pulse.

To sum up, the traditional uses of licorice are: 1. It is used to treat insufficient heart qi, irregular pulse, and palpitations. 2. Used for sexual deficiency syndrome. 3. Used for coughing. 4. Used for cramped pain in the abdomen and limbs. 5. Used for heat and toxic sores, sore throat, and treatment of drug and food poisoning. 6. Used to adjust the efficacy of medicine. Contemporary uses of licorice: 1. Arrhythmia. 2. Low blood pressure. 3. Hepatitis. 4. Phlebitis. 5. Urticaria. 6. Ulcers.

The toxic side effects of licorice root are relatively small, but if taken in large quantities for a long time, it can cause edema, increased blood pressure, decreased blood potassium and other symptoms, as well as abdominal distension, poor appetite and other digestive disorders. Therefore, it is okay to soak it in water occasionally, but it is not suitable for long-term and large-scale use.