Licorice essential oil benefits, women should know

Girls like to apply essential oils on their bodies after every bath. This is not only beneficial for hydrating the skin, but also allows the special effects of essential oils to be fully exerted. The most common essential oils include Indian essential oil, etc., but relatively speaking, a large number of women also prefer to use licorice essential oil. Its smell is not very strong, but it can be used to reduce inflammation and relieve pain, and it can also fight allergies. Let’s take a look at the specific effects of licorice essential oil.

1. The efficacy and function of licorice: moisturizing the lungs

Licorice is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the twelve meridians. 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.

2. The efficacy and function of licorice: balancing hormones in women

Licorice is often used to treat symptoms associated with menopause because it contains glycyrrhizin, a hormone-like compound that helps balance hormone levels in a woman's body.

3. The efficacy and function of licorice: prevention and treatment of tumors

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

4. The efficacy and function of licorice: antitussive

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

5. The efficacy and function of licorice: anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic

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

6. Licorice's efficacy and function 5: Anti-acid

Licorice has an effect similar to adrenal cortex hormone. It has an inhibitory effect on excessive gastric acid secretion caused by histamine; it also has antacid and gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm-relieving effects.