Licorice has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying the toxin, tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, while Fat Hai has the effect of clearing away heat and moistening the lungs, facilitating the pharynx and opening up the voice, so licorice and Fat Hai taken together also have the above effects.
The effects of licorice are clearing heat and removing toxins, tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain (relieving urgent pain symptoms), harmonizing all medicines (harmonizing the properties of different Chinese medicines), and can be used to treat carbuncle, swollen sores, sore throat, palpitation and shortness of breath, weakness of the spleen and stomach, coughing with excessive phlegm, as well as epigastric and abdominal pain, spasmodic and painful limbs and other conditions.
It should be noted that licorice should not be used in the same way as jingdaji, seaweed and glycyrrhiza, and should not be taken by people with dampness, distension and edema, nor should it be taken in large quantities, so as not to cause edema.
The efficacy of Fat Hoai is clearing heat and moistening the lungs, facilitating the pharynx and opening the voice, moistening the intestines and laxatives, and it can be used to treat lung-heat hoarseness, dry cough with no phlegm, dry and sore throat, heat knot and stool closure, headache and eye redness and other illnesses.
Therefore, licorice and fat seaweed taken together also has a certain degree of the above effects.
If symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not blindly use their own medication, so as not to delay the condition.