What are the main effects and benefits of licorice?

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

Relieving cough and moistening the lungs: Licorice has cough-relieving and lung-moistening effects. Antibacterial and anti-cancer: It contains flavonoids, which have antibacterial effects, and glycyrrhetinic acid and its acid derivatives, which have anti-tumor effects. Relieving acute pain: It can relieve some acute pain. Tonifying the spleen and supplementing qi: It can help regulate qi and tonify the spleen. Harmonizing medicines: It can help harmonize various potent medicines.

1. Relieving cough and moistening the lungs

Licorice has good cough-relieving, lung-moistening and phlegm-resolving effects, and has a very good therapeutic effect on the above symptoms complicated by cold and fever. In addition, if it is used together with Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon flower), it can have a very good effect of soothing the throat and resolving phlegm.

2. Antibacterial and anti-cancer

Licorice contains triterpenoid compounds and flavonoid compounds, which have good antibacterial effects. In addition, experiments on rat myeloma have shown that the glycyrrhetinic acid and its acid derivatives it contains have certain anti-tumor effects.

3. Relieving acute pain

Licorice has a very good relieving effect on some acute pain. In addition, if it is used together with peony, it can better suppress symptoms such as stomach pain and spasms.

4. Tonifying the spleen and supplementing qi

Licorice can regulate qi, promote the release of heart fire, and help stabilize emotions. In addition, it also has a certain relieving effect on spleen deficiency and can help tonify the spleen.

5. Harmonizing medicines

Licorice can help harmonize various potent medicines so that they can play a mutually reinforcing role.