The efficacy and effects of roasted licorice

It is one of the most commonly used Chinese herbs for its therapeutic effects of benefiting qi, nourishing yin, and restoring yang to the pulse. This article mainly describes in detail the various effects and functions of licorice.

Tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi

This product is yellow in color and sweet in taste, and is warm when roasted. It is yellow in color and enters the spleen, sweet in taste and nourishes the middle, and warm in temperature to benefit the qi. It can be used for a variety of Qi deficiency symptoms, such as heart Qi deficiency, palpitation, pulse knot generation and weakness of the spleen and stomach. It is often used together with Dang Shen and Bai Zhu to tonify the spleen and benefit qi, such as with Bai Zhu, Fu Ling and Dang Shen, and is often used to treat qi deficiency and spleen weakness.

Clearing heat and detoxifying toxins

Roasted licorice is flattened in raw form, and it can relieve heart fire, so it has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Modern medicine has confirmed that roasted licorice does have a good detoxification function, and it has also proved that it can inhibit gastric acid secretion, thus also has a certain preventive and ameliorative effect on gastrointestinal ulcer disease.

Expectorant and cough relief

Roasted licorice can be used for a variety of asthmatic coughs. The ancients said that "no phlegm is not a cough" and "if the middle is not in harmony, phlegm and saliva will gather". If the spleen is healthy, the dampness will go away and the phlegm will disappear, then the cough will stop.

Harmonizing medicinal properties

Since roasted licorice has a unique sweet taste and has the effect of moderating the properties of other medicinal flavors, it can play a role in harmonizing the properties of other medicinal flavors in compound prescriptions. In all kinds of prescriptions, roasted licorice can make each medicine harmonize with each other without the disadvantage of competition, so the former people believe that it can "harmonize all the medicines", so that the different nature of the medicine to work in harmony.

Lower Cholesterol

Roasted licorice can also lower cholesterol in patients with hypertension, and has analgesic and anticonvulsant properties.

Regulates hormone secretion

Roasted licorice contains isoflavones, which means that it can produce estrogenic and/or anti-estrogenic effects. Therefore, this herb is believed to help regulate endocrine secretion and reduce premenstrual syndrome and menopausal symptoms.

Which diseases are commonly treated with roasted licorice

Endocrine and neurological disorders

It can be used to treat chronic hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's disease), postpartum hypopituitarism (Silhan's syndrome), and uremia. Its active ingredients are related to the adrenocorticotropic hormone-like effect and anti-diuretic effect of licorice. In addition, licorice can also treat trigeminal neuralgia, presenile myotonia, gastrocnemius spasticity, etc., which is related to the antispasmodic and restraint effect of licorice on peripheral nerve pleasure.

Respiratory system diseases

Roasted licorice can be widely used to treat pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, bronchitis, asthma, cough, hemoptysis and other diseases. These are related to the cough suppressant and antispasmodic effects of licorice.

Digestive system diseases

Roasted licorice has anti-gastric ulcer effect and anti-gastritis effect. This is related to the effect of licorice in relieving smooth muscle spasm and restraining gastric acid and pepsin secretion.

Other Diseases

Roasted licorice can also be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and allergic purpura, thrombocytopenic purpura, etc. However, long-term use of roasted licorice can cause hypertension, edema, and lowered blood potassium. Therefore, it should be used with caution in patients with hypertension and edema.

Contraindications to the consumption of roasted licorice

1. forbidden to be taken by those who are full of dampness, vomiting and edema. 2. roasted licorice should not be used together with king's mushroom, coriander, sweet sorrel, seaweed. 3. Roasted licorice should not be eaten with carp, otherwise it will be poisoned.