Efficacy of Licorice and Roasted Licorice Used Together

Licorice and roasted licorice belong to a kind of medicine, which is divided into raw licorice and roasted licorice according to the different methods of concocting, and roasted licorice is the raw licorice that has been roasted with honey. They are generally not used together in clinical practice. Licorice has the effects of tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxins from the body), expelling phlegm and relieving cough, etc; roasted licorice has the effects of tonifying the spleen and the stomach, benefiting the qi and restoring the veins (making the veins full and smooth by tonifying the qi). 1. Licorice is often used in treating weakness of the spleen and stomach, tiredness and fatigue (tiredness and fatigue). Its flavor is a little cooler than that of roasted licorice, and it has the power of clearing heat and removing toxins. It is not suitable to be used with seaweed, Pseudostellariae argentata, Pseudostellariae argentata, Glycyrrhiza glabra and Coriandrum sativum. 2. Roasted licorice is often used for weak spleen and stomach, tiredness, palpitations (heart palpitations), pulse junction (pulse beating discontinuous, with intermittent), and so on. Roasted licorice has a stronger tonic effect than raw licorice. Roasted licorice should also not be used in conjunction with seaweed, Kyoho, red daikou, gansui, and coriander. Application of Licorice and Roasted Licorice needs to be standardized after identification by a TCM practitioner.