1, the efficacy of licorice role
(1) tonifying the heart and spleen
Sweet medicines into the spleen, so licorice is the most obvious role is to tonify the spleen qi, but tonifying the spleen force is weak, generally as a ginseng, astragalus and other medicines as a supplement.
Glycyrrhiza glabra is more specialized in tonifying heart qi.
If the heart qi is weak, the mind tends to show debilitating tendencies such as sleepiness, depression, grief, insomnia and forgetfulness.
In the case of blood, palpitations, blood deficiency, weak beats, and irregular heart rate are seen.
Glycyrrhiza glabra tonifies the heart qi, and with a large amount of roasted licorice, the heart can be tonified to treat problems such as palpitations, arrhythmia, and mental anomalies due to insufficient heart qi.
It usually takes a large dose (30 grams) of roasted licorice to be effective.
(2) reconcile the nature of the medicine
Chinese medicine is not as some people imagine that the pure natural non-toxic side, some fierce drugs like ephedra, rhubarb, because of its sweating, diarrhea, force too fierce and easily hurt people, add a little licorice can moderate the potency of these drugs.
Some of the gastrointestinal stimulating drugs, licorice can also reduce the stimulation, to protect the stomach and intestines. In addition, Chinese medicine tastes bitter, put some sweet licorice, can be good to drink a little.
(3) slow and urgent
People's internal organs and limbs will be tense and spasmodic due to wind-cold attack, stasis and blood stagnation, and blood deficiency and lack of glorification, which is referred to as contracture and urgency.
Maybe it's not easy for you to appreciate, you can recall the summer sweat, go home and immediately fill a bowl of ice water, the acidic abdominal pain, is the stomach and intestines due to the sudden cold stimulation, caused by gastrointestinal spasms.
Glycyrrhiza glabra can alleviate the problem of this contraction, but the relief is only temporary, not a substitute for treatment, according to the cause of the treatment.
2, Chinese medicine how to say heart spleen
(1) heart
heart mainly regulates the human spirit and blood.
The main spirit: like an old leader, commanding all aspects of human consciousness, emotions, physiological activities of internal organs. If there is an abnormality in the heart, it will often cause mental problems.
Main blood: The heart can turn water and grains sent from the spleen and stomach into blood, and rhythmically promote the flow of blood.
(2) Spleen
The Spleen has two main roles
One is to transport and transform water and grains: water and grains eaten into the stomach are first absorbed by the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, and then transported to the Spleen.
The spleen transforms this food into essence that can be used by the body, and transported to the heart and lungs under the impetus of yang qi, and then transferred to the whole body for use.
The other regulates the metabolism of water and fluids: it collects the waste water used up in the body and transports it to the bladder.
3, licorice other effects
(1) cough: licorice can suppress cough is a very strange effect, write here, feel very difficult to use Chinese medicine theory to explain why licorice can suppress cough.
After a long search, I realized that licorice contains some ingredients that can cover and protect the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and reduce irritation, thus playing a role in suppressing cough and expectorant.
Turns out it's by physical means, sweating.
So the compound licorice tablets that I used to take, I would take them and let the medicine slowly melt into my throat, which would give me the best results. But there are also opioid powder, camphor and other cough medicine, should not be taken for a long time Oh.
(2) detoxification: the most well-known supernormal capabilities, "Thousand Gold Formula" in the record: "detoxification of all medicines, such as soup and snow".
Of course, we have to understand that this is just a kind of rhetoric, the world may not have antidotes so exaggerated medicine.
Detoxification of heat and poison: heat and evil accumulation and make people have sores and carbuncles, you can use raw licorice with dandelion and double flowers to clear heat and detoxify the toxin.
Antidote medicine poison: some fierce drugs like aconite, epiphyllum, lei gongteng, etc., with licorice can reduce the toxicity.
There are even cases where licorice is used with rhubarb and other medicines to treat mushrooms and pesticide poisoning, but this was reported decades ago when health conditions were very poor, and now it is of little significance, at best, for pesticide poisoning of pigs and cows.
4, licorice contraindications
(1) licorice sex congestion, so phlegm and wet congestion should not be used.
(2) a large number of long service licorice will be swollen head and face, because licorice has adrenocorticotropic hormone-like effect, Japanese research believes that long service should not be more than 5 grams per day.
(3) In addition, although licorice detoxification, but "eighteen against" in the record, and the halberd, coriander, sweet, seaweed with the use of harmful.
5, licorice tablets in water taboos
(1) Contained licorice tablets have the best effect
Different methods of licorice taking the effect is not the same, experts tell us that by containing licorice effect is very good. Many people say that they have taken licorice tablets and found that they don't have a very good effect on their cough, which is most likely due to the different ways of taking it.
(2) Licorice tablets should not be used continuously for more than seven days
Long-term use of licorice tablets is prone to addiction, which is due to the fact that licorice tablets contain some opioids, which are addictive when taken for a long time. Therefore, experts suggest that you should not take licorice tablets for more than a week, and you should stop taking them as soon as you realize that your coughing symptoms have subsided. Some people find that the effect of licorice tablets is not very good, so they arbitrarily increase the dosage, which will easily lead to cold sweat, runny nose, diarrhea, yawning and restlessness. This indicates that our body has become dependent on the drug, and it is best to stop taking the drug immediately and consult a doctor at a professional hospital.
(3) children must not be able to overdose
Licorice contains opioids for the central nervous system has a certain inhibitory effect, if too cold to take, then it will lead to respiratory arrest, the body will be prone to respiratory failure, a serious impact on our life and health. Experts tell us that children under one year of age should take about a quarter of a tablet of licorice tablets each time. If a child develops a cough, then it is best to choose a child-specific cough suppressant, and if you need to take licorice tablets, then be sure to follow the guidance of a professional doctor.
(4) Licorice tablets should not be mixed with other cough medicines
If you need to take licorice tablets, then don't take them together with other medicines that have strong cough suppressants, to avoid a relatively large impact on the respiratory center. In addition, if the patient is taking heart-strengthening drugs, antihypertensive drugs, and hypoglycemic drugs, then it should not be taken together with licorice.
(5) overdose of licorice tablets edema
Because licorice contains glycyrrhizic acid, this substance will increase the body suffers from pseudoaldosteronism disease, the main feature is that some of the body's hormone increase, and this hormone will make our body's potassium and sodium increase, and sodium can not be discharged through the urine of the body, so that the body will be increased blood pressure This results in increased blood pressure and muscle damage. And the potassium element increases, the body appears to accumulate water, the body will naturally be edema.
(6) Pregnant women should not overdose licorice tablets
Experts suggest that pregnant women taking licorice tablets must be careful not to overdose, otherwise it is easy to lead to an increase in blood pressure in the body, and even the possibility of preterm labor.
(7) People who are not suitable to take licorice tablets
Women during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and men with sexual dysfunction should not take licorice; people who are too obese and suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and renal disorders should not take licorice; those who are taking aspirin, an angiotensin inhibitor, should avoid exposure to licorice; women who have menstrual periods should avoid taking licorice; women who have menstrual periods should avoid taking licorice; women who have menstrual periods should avoid taking licorice. exposure to licorice; women with menstrual problems or liver problems should not take licorice tablets.