[Legend of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch]
Legend has it that there was an old doctor with superb medical skills in a village. On one occasion, he went to other places to see a doctor. When he left, he left several packages of prescription drugs for his disciples to prepare for the patients at home. But he didn't come back for several days, and the bags of medicine left behind were running out. The apprentice had no choice but to chop up the chewed My Sweetie dry wood and boil water in the yard, pretending it was left when the master left.
And people with spleen and stomach weakness, cough with excessive phlegm, sore throat, carbuncle swelling and pain, and fetal poisoning in children all recovered after eating My Sweetie dry wood. This dry wood is licorice. Since then, licorice has been used as a medicine.
Nutritional value of licorice
Licorice contains more than a dozen trace elements needed by human body, such as calcium, iron and potassium, and also contains unique glycyrrhizic acid. Glycyrrhizic acid has the functions of anti-inflammatory, anti-virus, liver protection, detoxification and enhancing immune function. High nutritional value.
[medicinal value]
Taste: (root) sweet, flat and nontoxic.
Meridian tropism: entering spleen, stomach and lung meridians.
Efficacy and function: supplementing qi and reinforcing middle energizer; Emergency analgesia; Moisten the lungs and relieve cough; Clearing fire and detoxifying; Coordinate drugs. Main tired, eat less; Muscle thin face yellow; Palpitation and shortness of breath; Abdominal pain loose stool; Limb spasm pain; Dirty and impetuous; Cough and asthma; Sore throat; Carbuncle swelling; Fetal toxicity in children; Drug and food poisoning. Can be used for treating spleen and stomach weakness, mental fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, abdominal pain due to excessive phlegm, acute pain in limbs, carbuncle and ulcer, and relieving drug toxicity and toxicity.
Various exhibitions:
Xuanxuan Materia Medica: Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, a sweet product, enters the spleen and stomach alone. Li Shizhen said it was different from the twelve meridians. Licorice is sweet and is a tonic for uterus.
Compendium of Materia Medica: Licorice is sweet and has the function of neutralization and conditioning, so poison can solve its poison, and the medicine is just right. The drug on the surface is Tokunosuke, but the drug can be slowed down.
[Licorice effect]
Relieve cough
Licorice flavonoids, licorice extracts and glycyrrhetinic acid have obvious antitussive effects. The expectorant effect is also obvious, and its action intensity is glycyrrhizic acid >: licorice flavonoids > licorice extract.
Anti-inflammatory and antiallergic
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch also has anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effects, and can protect inflamed throat and tracheal mucosa. The detoxification effect of licorice extract and glycyrrhizic acid on some poisons is similar to that of glucuronic acid.
Balance hormones in women's bodies
Licorice is often used to treat menopausal symptoms because it contains glycyrrhizin, a hormone-like compound, which helps to balance the hormone content in women.
Prevention and treatment of tumor
The low acidity in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch can prevent tumor growth induced by carcinogens.
Strengthening spleen and moistening lung
Its main components are glycyrrhizic acid and liquiritin. Glycyrrhizic acid is a very precious natural antidote, which can be used to resist aging, enhance immunity and maintain the balance of water and salt metabolism.
Protect the liver
Licorice can improve liver function and help treat liver disease.
Relieve stomach discomfort
Licorice is also helpful for stomach upset caused by alcohol, coffee and aspirin.
Relieve female climacteric symptoms
Licorice can relieve menopausal symptoms and prevent rapid aging after menopause.
Relieve stomach pain and abdominal pain
Licorice is often used with Paeonia lactiflora, which can significantly enhance the curative effect of treating spasm and acute pain, such as Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza Decoction.
Mixed drug
Licorice can be used to adjust the strength of some drugs. For example, Tiaowei Chengqi decoction can reduce the diarrhea effect of rhubarb and mirabilite and its stimulation to gastrointestinal tract. In addition, in many prescriptions, this product is often used to mix various drugs.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch has a certain detoxification effect on poisoning (poisonous mushrooms) and drug poisoning (dichlorvos, camptothecin, cisplatin, caffeine and barbital), which can alleviate poisoning symptoms and reduce mortality. Glycyrrhizin is the main effective component of detoxification of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.
[Side effects]
Taking licorice for a long time will have certain side effects. Glycyrrhrizae Radix contains glycyrrhizic acid, which is beneficial to health, but long-term use will lead to high blood pressure and muscle injury. Causing water accumulation and edema.
At the same time, excessive use of licorice can lead to high blood pressure, muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, headache, swelling and decreased testosterone levels in men.
Excessive use of licorice by pregnant women can lead to massive bleeding and even premature delivery. Long-term use of licorice can also cause side effects such as abnormal weight gain.
[taboo]
1. Gancao tablets should not be taken for a long time. If the symptoms are not relieved in 3~7 days, please see a doctor immediately.
2. Those who are allergic to licorice tablets are prohibited.
3, gastritis and gastric ulcer patients with caution.
4. Disabled when the characteristics of licorice tablets change.
5. If you take too much or have serious adverse reactions, please seek medical advice immediately.
6. Put this medicine out of children's reach.
[licorice diet]
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch has detoxification, anti-inflammatory and antitussive effects. There are some minor physical problems in daily life. We can take a small amount of licorice to relieve them. The following small series will teach you some herbal diets of licorice, which can help you improve your health.
Mung bean licorice soup
Licorice is a good medicine, but long-term use also has side effects.
Ingredients: mung bean100g, raw licorice10g.
Preparation method: decoct the above materials in water every day for one night.
Efficacy: It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and promoting diuresis.
Licorice and jujube soup
Licorice is a good medicine, but long-term use also has side effects.
Ingredients: candied dates 10, 6 grams of raw licorice, and appropriate amount of water.
Production method: Put candied dates and dried sweet potatoes into a casserole, add 2 bowls of water, cook to 1 bowl (about 300ml), remove the dregs and drink twice a day.
Efficacy: It has the effects of tonifying middle warmer, moistening lung and relieving cough, and is often used to treat cough, dry throat and sore throat caused by chronic bronchitis.
Dried licorice and bayberry
Licorice is a good medicine, but long-term use also has side effects.
Ingredients: Myrica rubra 100 g licorice 20 g sugar.
Method:
1. Wash and drain Myrica rubra. Cleaning Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, and pulverizing with a cooking machine.
2. Put Myrica rubra, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch and proper amount of sugar into a small soup pot, add water, and cook on low heat.
3. After the water in the pot evaporates, put the bayberry into a flat plate and heat it in a microwave oven for 3 minutes.
4. Take out dried bayberry and sprinkle a layer of sugar on the surface.
5, cooking and microwave need to pay attention to observation, so as not to paste and bake.
Efficacy: Dried licorice and waxberry made by this method taste sweet and sour, which is helpful for digestion, diarrhea, heatstroke prevention and lung moistening.