Licorice and lily infusion can be drunk, but the active ingredients of the two infusions are limited, generally not up to the therapeutic effect.
Licorice is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and belongs to the heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians, with the effect of tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying the toxin, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, easing the pain (relieving the symptoms of pain in a more urgent situation), and harmonizing all medicines (harmonizing the properties of different traditional Chinese medicines). It is suitable for weak spleen and stomach, tiredness and weakness, cough and phlegm, palpitation and shortness of breath, etc. It can also be used to alleviate the toxicity and potency of drugs.
Lily is sweet in taste, cold in nature, and belongs to the heart and lung meridians, with the effect of nourishing yin, moisturizing the lungs, clearing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, and is mainly used in the treatment of yin deficiency and dry cough, deficiency vexation (vexation caused by deficiency heat in the body), palpitation, laborious coughing and coughing up blood, insomnia and excessive dreaming, and mental trance.
Licorice and lily do not have contraindications, can be brewed and drunk, but mainly used in decoction soup after internal consumption. The adverse reactions of the two are not clear, and should not be taken in large doses for a long time. Lily is cold in nature and should be used with caution in patients with wind-cold cough and loose stools (thin and unformed feces). Licorice should not be used in conjunction with seaweeds, Jingdaolu, Reddaolu, Gansui and Coriander, and should not be used by people with dampness, fullness and edema.
Licorice and lily are common clinical herbs, if you need to use these two kinds of Chinese medicines, it is recommended to use them under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not use them blindly or increase the dosage. If the patient is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and standardize the treatment.