Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. belongs to the twelve meridians. It has pharmacological effects of detoxification, expectoration, analgesia, spasmolysis and even anticancer. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that licorice can tonify spleen and qi, relieve cough and moisten lung, detoxify urgently and harmonize hundreds of medicines. Clinical application is divided into "raw use" and "honey preparation". Can be used for treating sore throat, sore, ulcer, gastrointestinal ulcer, antidote and food poisoning. Honey baking is mainly used to treat hypofunction of spleen and stomach, thin stool, fatigue and fever, cough and palpitation.
Efficacy of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch
1, invigorating spleen and reinforcing middle energizer Li Qidongyuan pointed out: "Sufficient primordial energy is filled by the qi of spleen and stomach, which can further nourish primordial energy", emphasizing the nourishing effect of spleen and stomach on primordial energy. Whether it is "innate essence" or "acquired essence", the spleen and stomach need constant nutrition to flourish and maintain normal life activities. Thus, spleen and stomach maintenance is the top priority of health care.
2, clearing away heat and toxic materials, licorice is warm, has the function of clearing away heat and reducing fever, and has certain curative effect on treating toxic diseases, pain, swelling, furuncle and other diseases.
3, expectorant cough
4. After compatibility with other drugs, emergency analgesia can gradually relieve more acute symptoms.
5. Blending drugs will have a slow effect. After using licorice, the medicinal properties of each medicine are slightly slowed down, which naturally means a little reconciliation, and it also has the effect of delaying and prolonging its validity.
The role of licorice
Adrenocorticoid-like effects Glycyrrhiza powder, Glycyrrhiza extract, glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid all have deoxycorticosterone-like effects, which can reduce urinary sodium excretion and increase potassium excretion in healthy people and many animals.
Anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effects Glycyrrhizic acid can inhibit cotton granuloma, formaldehyde edema, tuberculin reaction and subcutaneous granulation cystic inflammation in rats. Glycyrrhizinate and sodium glycyrrhetinate can effectively affect the exudation and proliferation stages of subcutaneous granulomatous cyst inflammation, and their anti-inflammatory intensity is weaker than or close to that of cortisone.
Glycyrrhizin can directly destroy virus cells in test tubes, and also inhibit chickenpox and herpes zoster virus. The antiviral effect of glycyrrhizin is not only a direct effect on virus particles, but also related to its induction of interferon and the increase of natural killer cell activity.
Detoxification experiments show that Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch and its preparations have certain detoxification effects on drug poisoning, animal poisoning and bacterial poisoning, which can alleviate poisoning symptoms and reduce the mortality rate of poisoned animals.
Antitussive and expectorant effects Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch can cover the inflamed pharyngeal mucosa after oral administration, relieve inflammatory stimulation and relieve cough. At the same time, licorice can also promote the secretion of pharyngeal and bronchial mucosa, making phlegm easy to cough up, thus reflecting the efficacy of relieving cough and resolving phlegm.
Did the above introduction make you know more about licorice? I hope everyone can use licorice reasonably after understanding it. According to health experts, Angelica has many small ways to help you solve your troubles in life. Angelica sinensis can remove bad breath, make tea with Ophiopogon japonicus and licorice, or put a plum, olive and hawthorn in your mouth, which can also prevent bad breath.