Raw licorice is widely used in clinical practice. It is sweet and flat in nature and enters the heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians, and is effective in benefiting the qi and tonifying the middle, clearing heat and detoxifying toxins, dispelling phlegm and relieving cough, relieving urgency and pain, and moderating medicinal properties. It is often used clinically for deficiency of heart qi, palpitation and palpitation, pulse generation, as well as for weakness of spleen and stomach, tiredness and fatigue. It is also used for carbuncles and sores, sore throat, and drug and food poisoning, and can be taken alone in boiled water or applied externally. If combined with honeysuckle and forsythia, it can treat carbuncles and sores. Raw licorice is also used for asthma and cough. It can also treat painful contractures in the abdomen, often in combination with peony, and is now commonly used for gastric and duodenal ulcers. Raw licorice also has the effect of moderating the potency of certain drugs and harmonizing all medicines.