Functions and Indications: Tonify the spleen and replenish qi, clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, relieve pain and relieve pain, and reconcile various medicines. It is used for weak spleen and stomach, fatigue and fatigue, palpitation and shortness of breath, cough with excessive phlegm, acute pain in the epigastrium and limbs, carbuncle and sore, and relieves the toxicity and potency of drugs.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 3~9g (large dose 30~60g). External use: appropriate amount, decocted in water to wash away stains; or grind into powder and apply.

Usage Note: It is not suitable to be used with Euphorbia euphorbia, Daphne genkwa, Kansui, and seaweed

Uses of licorice Licorice is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and belongs to the twelve meridians. It has pharmacological effects such as detoxification, expectoration, analgesia, antispasmodic and even anti-cancer effects.

In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice nourishes the spleen and replenishes qi, nourishes cough and moisturizes the lungs, relieves pain and detoxifies, and harmonizes hundreds of medicines. Clinical application is divided into "raw use" and "honey roasting".

When used raw, it is mainly used to treat sore throat, painful ulcers, gastrointestinal ulcers, antidote toxins, food poisoning, etc.; Honey Zhizhi is mainly used to treat decreased spleen and stomach function, loose stools, fatigue, fever, cough, palpitations, etc. .

1. Used for heart qi deficiency, palpitations, knotted pulse, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, fatigue, etc. The former is often combined with cassia twig, such as Guizhi Licorice Decoction and Zhigancao Decoction. The latter is often used together with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala, such as Sijunzi Decoction, Lizhong Wan, etc.

2. Used for carbuncles, sores, sore throat, etc. It can be used alone, internally or externally, or used in combination. For carbuncles and sores, it is often used together with honeysuckle and forsythia suspensa. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, such as Xian Fang Huo Ming Drink. For sore throat, it is often used together with Platycodon grandiflorum, such as platycodon decoction. If there is pesticide or food poisoning, it is often taken with mung beans or decoction with windfeng shui.

3. Used for asthma and cough. It can be used alone or in combination with other drugs. For example, Erchen Decoction is used to treat cough with damp phlegm; Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin Decoction is used to treat cough and asthma due to cold phlegm; Sangxing Decoction is used to treat cough caused by dry phlegm; Platycodon Decoction is used to treat lung abscess and cough with fishy saliva and purulent phlegm caused by heat poison; Dry licorice and ginger soup. In addition, wind-heat cough, wind-cold cough, and hot phlegm cough are also often used together.

4. It is used for stomachache, abdominal pain and acute pain of gastrocnemius muscle. It is often used together with peony, which can significantly enhance the efficacy of treating acute pain, such as Shaoyao Licorice Decoction.

5. Used to reconcile the potency of certain drugs. For example, in Seasoning Chengqi Decoction, use this product to alleviate the purgative effect of rhubarb and Glauber's salt and their irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, this product is also commonly used in many prescriptions to reconcile various medicines.

In addition, it is used for gastric and duodenal ulcers in modern times, and is often used in the same way as cuttlefish bones and corrugated seeds. This product also has a diuretic effect, so hay tips are often used as an auxiliary medicine to treat hot stranguria and painful urination. Western medicine psychology has found that licorice has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects, so it is mainly used as a palliative in clinical practice. Relieves cough, eliminates phlegm, and treats sore throat and laryngitis; licorice or glycyrrhetinic acid has the effect of deoxycorticosterone and has good effects on chronic adrenal insufficiency; licorice preparation can promote the formation and secretion of gastric mucus and prolong the epithelial cells Longevity, anti-inflammatory activity, often used in the treatment of chronic ulcers and duodenal ulcers; the flavonoids of licorice have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antacid effects; licorice is also one of the main raw materials of human elixir.

Licorice is also widely used in the food industry to refine candies, preserves and chewing gum. Licorice extract is an emulsifier for making chocolate. It can also increase the taste and aroma of beer, improve the consistency and color of dark beer, and make some soft drinks and liqueurs; it can also be used to flavor cigarettes. In the chemical industry, printing and dyeing industry, licorice is also widely used.