The efficacy and function of Chinese medicinal hay

The Chinese medicinal material licorice has many effects and functions, but if people want to take it, they must first undergo relevant examinations, so that they can avoid some adverse reactions to the drugs. It is definitely necessary to prescribe the right medicine for the disease. For this kind of medicinal material, the most important effect is that it has an analgesic effect, which can relieve the patient's feeling of pain, and it can also achieve a certain effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying.

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, licorice is sweet and neutral in nature, and enters the heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridians.

Efficacy: tonifies the spleen and replenishes Qi, eliminates phlegm and relieves cough, relieves acute pain, clears away heat and detoxifies, and harmonizes various medicines.

Indications: Cold and heat evil spirits in the five internal organs, five tuberculosis and seven injuries, can moisten the lungs, detoxify, harmonize the stomach and relieve urgency. Licorice has a wide range of effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anticonvulsant, anti-tumor, analgesic, and diuretic.

Dosage and administration: decoction, 1.5~9g. When used raw, it is slightly cold and can clear away heat and detoxify; when made into medicine with honey, it is slightly warm and can enhance the effects of nourishing the heart and spleen and moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

Precautions for use: It should not be used together with Euphorbia pekinensis, Daphne genkwa, Gelsemium elegans and Sargassum. Licorice root can help to eliminate the disadvantages of dampness and qi stagnation, and is not suitable for people suffering from excessive dampness, fullness, and edema. Long-term use of large doses may lead to water and sodium retention, causing edema.

According to laboratory analysis, among the 18 types of licorice produced in China, the content of glycyrrhizin ranges from 3.63% to 13.06%. In addition, it also contains water-soluble substances, reducing sugars, starch, gelatin and other ingredients. Among these ingredients, the effective ingredient for AIDS is glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizin, which is used to treat AIDS, is extracted from licorice. Japan imports large quantities of licorice raw materials from Afghanistan, Iran and other places for the extraction of glycyrrhizin.

According to test tube experiments, cells infected with HIV can still survive if 0.25 mg of glycyrrhizin is added per milliliter; while almost all virus-carrying cells without glycyrrhizin die.

The effect has also been confirmed in clinical trials. Glycyrrhizin was administered to seven AIDS patients hospitalized in four hospitals in Tokyo, and six of them showed significant effects: their immune activity was enhanced, their immune function was restored, and their condition was improving.

Glycyrrhizin is easy to extract, the process is simple, and the price is cheap. Licorice has low toxicity and few side effects. If taken in large quantities over a long period of time, there is about a 20% chance of developing symptoms such as edema, weakness in the limbs, dizziness, and increased blood pressure. With moderate use, these side effects can be avoided.