Licorice is a type of herbal medicine that is commonly consumed by soaking it in water. This method enhances the effects of licorice. In addition to direct consumption of licorice slices, licorice can also be used as an ingredient in medicinal cuisine. Let's introduce a few medicinal dishes made with licorice.
Medicinal Dish 1: Licorice Jujube Rice Porridge
【Ingredients】30g of licorice, 30g of jujube, 60g of rice powder, and appropriate amount of honey.
【Method】Wash the licorice and jujube separately. Remove the pit from the jujube and cut it into small pieces. Boil both ingredients separately in water, filter and keep the juice. Mix the juice with honey and rice powder. Stir well and simmer over low heat until the soup thickens. Consume it warm, one dose per day, and it can be divided into two servings.
【Effects】This dish has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and promoting bowel movement. It is beneficial for improving various syndromes related to excessive heat in the Yangming organs, such as constipation and facial acne. However, this dish is cold in nature, so it is not suitable for consumption by those with weak spleen and stomach or loose stools.
Medicinal Dish 2: Steamed Three Yellow Chicken with Licorice
【Ingredients】20g of licorice, 1 whole three yellow chicken, 50g of straw mushrooms, appropriate amount of soy sauce, salt, scallion oil, pepper powder, and starch.
【Method】Clean the three yellow chicken and cut it into large pieces. Add straw mushrooms and licorice. Add other seasonings and mix well. Steam it over boiling water until cooked. Consume it while hot, once a day or every other day. Long-term consumption will yield better results.
【Effects】Both the three yellow chicken and licorice in this dish have the effects of tonifying the middle, benefiting Qi, invigorating the spleen and stomach. The warm tonifying effect is significant and it is beneficial for symptoms caused by Qi deficiency, such as overall weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, coughing, asthma, excessive phlegm, dry cough, palpitations, etc.
Medicinal Dish 3: Licorice Vinegar Tea
【Ingredients】6g of licorice, 30g of honey, and 10g of vinegar.
【Method】Put all the ingredients into a cup and brew with boiling water. Drink it as a substitute for tea, once in the morning and once in the evening.
【Effects】This tea has a certain improvement effect on chronic bronchitis.
Medicinal Dish 4: Licorice Honey Jujube Soup
【Ingredients】10 jujubes, 6g of licorice.
【Method】Put the jujubes and licorice into a sand pot, add 2 bowls of water, simmer until 1 bowl (about 300ml) remains, remove the residue and drink the soup. Consume it twice a day.
【Effects】This soup tonifies the middle, benefits Qi, moistens the lungs, and stops coughing. It is suitable for chronic bronchitis with symptoms of cough, dry throat, and lung tuberculosis cough.
Warm reminder: Do not consume licorice together with seaweed, anemone, gan sui, and rhizoma sparganii. It is not suitable for consumption by those with fullness in the abdomen, dampness, or edema. It is also not recommended for long-term continuous use.
