I'm sure you've all heard of and drunk water boiled with licorice. Licorice is a kind of Chinese herb with tonic effects and is a kind of Chinese herb widely used in health food and medicine. In the Shennong Ben Cao Jing, licorice is listed as the top quality of medicine. However, many people do not know, licorice is divided into two kinds of raw licorice and roasted licorice, so what is raw licorice? What is roasted licorice? What is the difference between raw licorice and roasted licorice? Here we come together to understand in detail.

Difference between raw licorice and roasted licorice

Raw licorice is a kind of neutral and sweet Chinese herbal medicine, is often used in the treatment of the spleen and stomach weakness, cough and phlegm, and has the effect of alleviating the toxicity of the drug, the role of the potency. Glycyrrhiza glabra is a kind of harmonization of the role of herbs, with the spleen and qi, clearing heat and detoxification, expectorant cough, relieve the role of pain. Therefore, the raw licorice has the reputation of being the king of all medicines, and it is also honored as a national old man. So what is Roasted Licorice? The licorice is made from slices of raw licorice mixed with honey and then fried until it does not stick to your hands and then taken out to dry, then it can be used in medicine. It can be used as a medicine and as a food, as it can replenish the spleen and benefit the qi.

What is the difference between raw licorice and roasted licorice? Licorice is the raw licorice we eat every day, is can be directly into the medicine, and roasted licorice is using raw licorice through the processing of refined second layer of Chinese herbal medicine. The efficacy and role of the two are also different, so you are the choice, you need to consult a physician first.