Everyone knows licorice, a commonly used herbal medicine for health preservation. It can be directly used to brew water or used as a medicine. Due to its sweet taste, it is sometimes used as a seasoning. Drinking licorice water can not only clear heat and detoxify, but also moisten the lungs and stop coughing, making it a great remedy!
1. Clearing heat and detoxifying
The effect of drinking licorice water can be used to treat heat-toxic sores. Licorice can also be decocted or used to soak in soup or make paste for internal use. It is often used in combination with other herbs such as Diding and Lianqiao to clear heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and disperse nodules.
2. Nourishing and protecting the liver
Due to its anti-inflammatory, antiviral, liver-protecting, detoxifying, and immune-enhancing effects, drinking licorice water is very good for nourishing and protecting the liver.
3. Clearing the lungs and stopping coughing
Licorice water can dissolve phlegm and stop coughing, making the throat more clear and comfortable, and relieving throat pain. For people with dry mouth, licorice can be used to make tea. It can also be combined with other heat-clearing, detoxifying, and throat-relieving medicines such as Banlangen, Jiegeng, and Niubangzi to make herbal tea.
4. Protecting the eyes and refreshing the mind
Licorice slices can be brewed with stir-fried semen cassiae, wolfberry, and white chrysanthemum in a 1:1:1 ratio, and then used as a substitute for tea. It has a good effect in protecting the eyes and refreshing the mind.
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