What are the medicinal values of licorice sold in pharmacies?
The scientific name of licorice. Glycyrrhiza glabra alias: sweet grass root, red licorice root, pink licorice root and pink grass English name: licorice root northwest origin Latin name: licorice Ural root, which is a perennial herb in Leguminosae. In late autumn, the pods split, and the seeds walked on the land with the wind, naturally multiplying. The stem is straight and upright; Roots are cylindrical, three or four centimeters in diameter, five or six centimeters in size, more than one meter in length, and the longest is three or four meters. Glycyrrhiza uralensis mostly grows in arid and semi-arid desert grassland, desert edge and loess hilly area, and it is also easy to breed in fields and floodplains in the Yellow River irrigation area. Strong adaptability and strong resistance, it is worthy of being an expert in drought resistance in the plant world and a pioneer in fighting sandstorms. Sweet and flat in nature. Heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians. Functions mainly include invigorating spleen and qi, clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain and harmonizing various drugs. Can be used for treating spleen and stomach weakness, listlessness, palpitation, shortness of breath, cough with excessive phlegm, abdominal distension, acute pain in limbs, carbuncle, swelling and sore, and relieving drug toxicity. Usage and dosage: 1.5 ~ 9g. Note that it should not be used with Beijing spurge, Daphne genkwa and Gansui. Store in a ventilated and dry place to prevent insects from eating. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch extract is prepared by using Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. It has the pharmacological effects of detoxification, expectorant, analgesia, spasmolysis and even anticancer. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that licorice can tonify spleen and qi, relieve cough and moisten lung, detoxify urgently and harmonize hundreds of medicines. Clinical application is divided into "raw use" and "honey preparation". Can be used for treating sore throat, sore, ulcer, gastrointestinal ulcer, antidote and food poisoning. Honey baking is mainly used to treat hypofunction of spleen and stomach, thin stool, fatigue and fever, cough and palpitation. Western medicine pharmacology has found that licorice has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects, so it is mainly used as a moderator in western medicine clinic. Cough and phlegm, treat sore throat and laryngitis; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch or glycyrrhetinic acid has the function of deoxycorticosterone, which has a good effect on chronic adrenal hypofunction. Glycyrrhiza uralensis preparation can promote the formation and secretion of gastric mucus, prolong the life of epithelial cells, and has anti-inflammatory activity, which is often used to treat chronic ulcer and duodenal ulcer. Licorice flavonoids have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antacid effects. Licorice is also one of the main raw materials in Ren Dan. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is also widely used in food industry to extract candy, preserves and chewing gum. Licorice extract is an emulsifier for making chocolate, which can also increase the taste and fragrance of beer, improve the consistency and color of dark beer, and make some soft drinks and sweet wine. Cigarette flavor. Ural licorice is also widely used in chemical industry and printing and dyeing industry.