Role:

1, used for stomach pain, abdominal pain and gastrocnemius muscle contracture pain, often used with peony, can significantly enhance the efficacy of the treatment of contracture pain, such as peony licorice soup.

2, used to harmonize the potency of certain drugs. Such as flavoring Chengqi Tang with this product to moderate the rhubarb, manganese nitrate diarrhea and its stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, in many prescriptions are also commonly used to harmonize the drugs.

3, used for heart qi deficiency, palpitation and dizziness, pulse knot generation, as well as the spleen and stomach qi deficiency, fatigue, etc.. In the former case, it is often paired with Gui Zhi, such as Gui Zhi Gan Cao Tang and Zhi Gan Cao Tang. The latter, often used with Codonopsis and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, such as Si Jun Zi Tang and Li Zhong Wan.

Side effects:

The side effects of licorice on the body after taking it are manifested in diarrhea, physical lethargy, mental agitation, and abnormalities such as cold sweats, and if any of the above occurs after taking licorice, then one should stop taking licorice immediately, to avoid causing greater harm.

Precautions:

1, the treatment of different physical conditions is not the same, and the choice of treatment techniques are not the same to pay attention to. Therefore, the first taboo of drinking licorice in water is to choose the right way to take it.

The effect of different methods of licorice is not the same, and experiments have found that the efficacy of licorice obtained by brewing water and taking licorice is the best. It is recommended that you can take licorice in water or take licorice with water in your daily life.

2, although licorice has a very good health effect on the body, but it does not mean that this herb can be taken for a long time. Licorice can not be taken for a long time, otherwise the health of the stomach and intestines will deteriorate, and it is also easy to become addicted to this herb. Studies have found that licorice contains a certain amount of opioids, and if taken over a long period of time, it is easy for the body to become dependent on this herb.

Licorice should not be taken for more than a week. If your body has recovered, you should stop taking this herb immediately; if you have not experienced any improvement after a week, you should also stop taking licorice.

3, licorice this herb although the body benefits a lot, but it is, after all, a kind of medicinal herbs, so not all physical conditions can be used. It is recommended that pregnant women, lactating women, sexual dysfunction, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and menstruation are not suitable for taking licorice.

People's Daily Online - tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi often choose licorice, but licorice in water must know these taboos