Glycyrrhiza glabra is flat in nature, sweet in taste, and belongs to the twelve meridians. It has pharmacological effects such as detoxification, expectorant, analgesic, antispasmodic and even anticancer. In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice replenishes the spleen, nourishes the cough and moistens the lungs, relieves urgency and detoxification, and harmonizes all medicines. Clinical application of "raw" and "honey-baked" difference. Raw main treatment of sore throat, sore sores, gastrointestinal ulcers and antidotes, food poisoning, etc.; honey roasted main treatment of spleen and stomach function, loose stools, fatigue and fever, as well as coughing, palpitations, etc..
1. Antacid
Glycyrrhiza glabra has adrenocorticotropic hormone-like effect. It has an inhibitory effect on histamine-induced gastric acid hypersecretion; it also has antacid and relieves gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm.
2. Cough suppressant
Glycyrrhiza glabra flavonoids, licorice extract and licorice hypochlorous acid have obvious cough suppressant effect; expectorant effect is also more significant, and the strength of its action for glycyrrhizic acid > licorice flavonoids > licorice extract.
3. Anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic
Glycyrrhiza glabra also has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic effect, can protect the inflammation of the pharynx and trachea mucosa. Licorice extract and glycyrrhizic acid have a detoxifying effect on certain poisons similar to glucuronic acid.
4. Balancing hormones in women
Licorice is often used to treat the symptoms that come along with menopause because it contains glycyrrhizin, a hormone-like compound that helps to balance hormone levels in women.
5. Preventing Tumors
Hypoglycolic acid contained in licorice can block the effects of carcinogens that induce tumor growth.
Applicable people
Suitable for gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, neurasthenia, bronchial asthma, thrombophlebitis patients.
Contraindications
Dampness obstruction in the fullness, vomiting and edema distension and fullness of people avoid eating.
Evaluation
The food contains moderate calories, suitable for gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, neurasthenia, bronchial asthma, thrombophlebitis patients.
Shopping
The skin is compact, reddish brown in color, solid texture, yellowish-white in color on the broken surface, and powdery enough for the best. The gas is slight, the flavor is sweet and special. Mold and deterioration should not be purchased.
1. Licorice root is long cylindrical, 25 to 100 centimeters long, 0.6 to 3.5 centimeters in diameter, the surface of the reddish brown or grayish brown, the outer skin is loose and tight, with obvious longitudinal wrinkles, grooves, lenticels and sparse fine root scars. The texture is solid, slightly fibrous in section, with fissures, yellowish white, powdery, forming layers with obvious circular lines and radial texture. The rhizome is cylindrical, with bud scars on the surface and a pith in the middle of the section. The gas is slight, and the flavor is sweet and special. Its peeled, yellowish surface, for powdered licorice.
2. The roots and rhizomes of licorice are more solid in texture, with some branches, the outer skin is not rough, the surface is gray-brown; the cross-section is fibrous-suffocative, with fewer fissures.
3. The roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza glabra are stout, with some branches, rough outer skin, more gray-brown or gray-brown, hard, with many woody fibers, poor powdery, and the rhizomes have many indeterminate buds and are thick. Taste sweet or bitter.
Storage
Place in a ventilated dry place to prevent moth.
Eating method
It can be used as sweet and aromatic gaocchi, with the effect of sweetening and flavoring. Mostly used as food, beverage and candy flavoring.