Detoxification of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch;
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch has the functions of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain, and harmonizing various medicines. 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.
1. Used for stomachache, abdominal pain and acute gastrocnemius pain. Often used with Paeonia lactiflora, it can significantly enhance the curative effect of treating acute contracture pain, such as Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza Decoction.
2. Used to reconcile the efficacy of certain drugs. For example, seasoning Chengqi decoction can reduce the diarrhea effect of rhubarb and mirabilite and its stimulation to gastrointestinal tract. In addition, in many prescriptions, this product is often used to mix various drugs.
3. Used for heart deficiency, palpitation, pulse, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, mental fatigue. The former is often combined with Guizhi, such as Guizhi Gancao Decoction and Zhigancao Decoction. The latter is often used with Dangshen and Baizhu, such as Sijunzi Decoction and Lizhong Pill.
Brief introduction of licorice
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, alias: Lao Guo, Sweet Grass, Ural Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, Sweet Root. Leguminosae and Glycyrrhiza are perennial herbs with strong roots and rhizomes, which are nourishing Chinese herbal medicines. A very good medicine for human body, the medicinal parts are roots and rhizomes. The medicinal root is cylindrical, with a length of 25 ~ 100 cm and a diameter of 0.6 ~ 3.5 cm. The skin is elastic and the surface is reddish brown or grayish brown. The rhizome is cylindrical, with bud marks on the surface and pith in the middle of the section. Slight breath, sweet, special taste. Functions: clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, abdominal distension, etc. I like a dry climate with dark and humid, long sunshine and low temperature. Glycyrrhiza uralensis mostly grows in arid and semi-arid desert grassland, desert edge and loess hilly area. Roots and rhizomes are used in medicine.
Efficacy of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch
1. Used for heart-qi deficiency, palpitation, pulse, spleen-stomach qi deficiency, mental fatigue. The former is often combined with Guizhi, such as Guizhi Gancao Decoction and Zhigancao Decoction. The latter is often used with Dangshen and Baizhu, such as Sijunzi Decoction and Lizhong Pill.
2. Used for carbuncle, swelling and sore, sore throat, etc. Can be used alone, orally or externally, or in combination. Sore and ulcer are often combined with honeysuckle and forsythia to clear away heat and toxic materials, such as Xianfang Huoxue Drink. Radix Platycodi is commonly used for sore throat, such as orange stem soup. In case of pesticide and food poisoning, it is often combined with mung beans or decocted against feng shui.
3. Used for asthma and cough. Can be used alone or in combination with other drugs. For example, Erchen decoction treats phlegm-dampness cough; Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin decoction for treating cold phlegm cough: Sangxing decoction for treating dry phlegm cough; Jugeng decoction is used for lung abscess, cough, foul smell and purulent sputum caused by heat toxin; Gancao Ginger Decoction for Cough and Saliva Foam. In addition, wind-heat cough, wind-cold cough and hot phlegm cough are often used together.
4. Used for acute pain of stomachache, abdominal pain and gastrocnemius contracture. Often used with Paeonia lactiflora, it can significantly enhance the curative effect of treating acute contracture pain, such as Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza Decoction.
5. Used to reconcile the efficacy of certain drugs. For example, seasoning Chengqi decoction can reduce the diarrhea effect of rhubarb and mirabilite and its stimulation to gastrointestinal tract. In addition, in many prescriptions, this product is often used to mix various drugs.
6. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch has the function similar to adrenocortical hormone. Can inhibit excessive gastric acid secretion caused by histamine; Has antacid and gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm relieve effects.
7. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch and glycyrrhetinic acid have obvious antitussive effects; The expectorant effect is also remarkable, and its action intensity is glycyrrhizic acid >: licorice flavonoids > licorice extract.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch also has anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effects, and has protective effects on throat and tracheal mucosa with hair inflammation. The detoxification effect of licorice extract and glycyrrhizic acid on some poisons is similar to that of glucuronic acid.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is usually used to treat postmenopausal symptoms. Because licorice contains liquiritigenin, a hormone-like compound, it helps to balance the hormone content in women.
10 licorice contains hypoacid, which can block the tumor growth induced by carcinogens.