Licorice is one of the most common Chinese herbal medicines. It is a Chinese herbal medicine with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Its value lies in its roots and rhizome.
This is a special natural herb. It tastes a little sweet and grows fastest in sunny and low-temperature dry environment. You can make tea after drying.
Effect of soaking licorice in water for drinking
Soaking licorice in water has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, because licorice extract and glycyrrhetinic acid contained in licorice have obvious antitussive effect.
In addition, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch also has antiallergic effect, and it can also resist ulcer, clear away heat and detoxify when soaked in water.
As early as more than 2000 years ago, the Shennong Herbal Classic listed licorice as a good medicine, saying that it has the functions of strengthening bones and muscles, increasing strength and resolving various toxins.
Li Shizhen, a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty, also recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Among all kinds of medicines, licorice is king, treating 72 kinds of milk stone poisoning, solving 1,200 kinds of plant poisoning and harmonizing all kinds of medicines, so it has the name of' old country'."
It shows that licorice has been given a very high position in Chinese medicine since ancient times.
Licorice can reconcile medicinal properties and detoxify. Hot medicine can reduce fever, cold medicine can dispel cold, and it can also tonify the middle warmer and replenish qi.
Among them, the detoxification function of licorice. It has always been valued by doctors in past dynasties.
Harm of soaking licorice in water
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch will hinder the excretion of sodium salt in human body and cause edema, especially for patients with heart failure and abnormal blood metabolism. Drinking licorice can cause edema that is difficult to eliminate.
Licorice can also lead to premature delivery, especially if pregnant women drink licorice in large quantities, which will lead to a lot of blood loss and lead to premature delivery.
Method for soaking licorice with water
When you want to drink the water soaked in licorice slices, you should first wash the prepared licorice slices with boiling water, wash off the floating dust and dirt on its surface, and then put them in a clean glass.
Then add boiling water to brew, rinse, cover the cup, soak for 5~ 10 minutes, and take out the soaked soup to make tea.