The difference between licorice and licorice:

1. Color?

The cut surface of raw licorice is slightly fibrous, yellow-white, powdery, with obvious cambium rings. , the rays are radial, some have cracks, and the surface is smooth and bright.

Zhigancao is a round or oval slice with a reddish-brown or gray-brown surface, slightly shiny, yellow to dark yellow cut surface, obvious cambium rings, and radial rays. The color is darker than raw licorice, slightly black, and has a sticky feel.

2. The effect of roasted licorice

It mainly nourishes yin, such as Qing Dynasty. Winter is made of Chen, and Zhigancao is used as an adjuvant. A large dose is used to nourish the true yin, and it is also known as the method of nourishing yin. "Tian Zonghan of the Qing Dynasty" also believes that this prescription is "the ancestor of nourishing yin".

The main purpose is to replenish blood. For example, a group of doctors represented by Rongchuan of Tang Dynasty in Qing Dynasty believed that Zhigancao decoction is "a powerful agent for replenishing blood".

Double tonifying of qi and blood, as represented by Jin Cheng Wuji's "Annotations on Febrile Diseases", it is believed that the effect of Zhigancao Decoction should be to replenish both qi and blood. "Replenishing deficiency, replenishing blood and qi, and rejuvenating the pulse."

3. Efficacy of licorice

It is used for heart qi deficiency, palpitations, knotted pulse, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, fatigue and fatigue.

It is used for carbuncles, sores, sore throat, etc. It can be used alone, internally or externally, or used in combination.

For asthma and cough. It can be used alone or in combination with other drugs.

It is used for stomach pain, abdominal pain and acute pain of gastrocnemius muscle spasm.

Used to temper the potency of certain drugs. In addition, this product is also commonly used in many prescriptions to reconcile various medicines.

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Extended information:

Zhigancao

RADIX GLYCYRRHIZAE PREPARATA is a leguminous plant. Radix Glycyrrhizae is licorice roasted with honey. It is commonly known as processing. It means putting the honey in a pot to refine it into medium honey, and then add raw licorice over a slow fire. Stir-fry the slices evenly, remove from the pan for 3 to 5 minutes, bake in a baking room or oven at 60~C until no longer sticky, take out and let cool.

Glycyrrhiza

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (scientific name: Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch) also known as: Guolao, sweet grass, Ural licorice, sweet root. Leguminosae and licorice are perennial herbs with thick roots and rhizomes. They are a tonic Chinese herbal medicine. It is a very good medicine for the human body. The medicinal parts are the roots and rhizomes. The roots are cylindrical, 25 to 100 centimeters long and 0.6 to 3.5 centimeters in diameter.

The outer skin is of varying tightness, with a reddish-brown or gray-brown surface. The rhizome is cylindrical, with bud marks on the surface and pith in the middle of the cross section. The smell is slight and the taste is sweet and special. Functions: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, epigastric disease, etc. It likes a dry climate that is dark and humid, with long sunshine and low temperature. Licorice grows mostly in arid and semi-arid desert grasslands, desert edges and loess hilly areas. The roots and rhizomes are used medicinally.

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