What are the effects of licorice?

In daily life, we often hear about a kind of licorice tablets. This medicine can effectively treat cough, sore throat and other diseases. In addition, it can also relieve cough and expectorant. It has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. The most important ingredient of this licorice tablet is licorice. Licorice has many functions. In addition to clearing away heat and detoxifying, it also has a harmonizing effect on other Chinese medicines. Let’s talk about the specific effects of licorice below.

Licorice fluid extract can cover the inflamed throat mucosa, masking the local sensory nerve endings, thereby reducing irritation and exerting an antitussive effect. The licorice fluid extract, opium powder, camphor, star anise oil, sodium benzoate and other ingredients work together to make the antitussive and expectorant effects of licorice tablets very significant.

Licorice is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It is a traditional Chinese medicine that replenishes qi and benefits the spleen. In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice has many functions. In addition to replenishing qi and benefiting the spleen, it also has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and relieving stranguria and promoting diuresis. Licorice can relieve urgency and also play a harmonizing role with other medicines.

Using licorice to treat abdominal cramps and pain can relieve or alleviate the pain. Adding licorice when using ephedra to induce sweating can eliminate the harmful effects of the dryness and heat of aconite. Using rhubarb, scutellaria baicalensis, and adding licorice at the 2nd hour of the twentieth century can make the attack less severe and not damage yin or yang. In addition, licorice also has good functions of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and removing phlegm. Whether it is caused by cold, heat, external or internal injury, licorice and other cough and expectorant drugs can achieve the effect of relieving cough and expectorant.

In addition to the above effects, licorice also has a certain whitening effect, so in daily life some ladies can go to the pharmacy to buy more licorice. This medicine is also relatively cheap. When drinking water, soak licorice in tea, which will make the throat refreshed and clear, and relieve the symptoms of dry mouth.