Licorice tonifies the spleen and strengthens the qi, clears heat and removes toxins, expels phlegm and stops coughing, relieves pain (relieves more urgent pain symptoms), and harmonizes all herbs (harmonizes the properties of different herbs). Licorice should not be used in combination with seaweed, Kyoho, red halibut, glycyrrhiza, coriander. Licorice helps dampness and congestion, and should not be used by people with dampness, bloating and edema. Large doses taken for a long time can lead to water and sodium retention, causing edema.
1. Glycyrrhiza glabra is sweet in taste and flat in nature, belonging to the heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians, with the functions of tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying toxins, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, easing the urgency and relieving pain, and regulating the effects of various medicines. It can be used for the weakness of the spleen and stomach, tiredness and fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, coughing with profuse phlegm, pain of contracture of the epigastrium and the limbs, carbuncle, swelling and poisonous sores, and relieving the toxicity and virulence of medicines.
2. Licorice should not be used with seaweed, Kyoho, red halibut, Glycyrrhiza glabra, coriander, these drugs and licorice have contraindications to pairing, and the simultaneous use of these drugs may produce adverse effects. Licorice helps dampness and congestion of gas, dampness and fullness, edema should not be used. Large doses taken for a long time can lead to water and sodium retention, causing edema.
When discomfort occurs, you should consult a doctor and choose medication under the doctor’s guidance, not self-medication.