Roasted licorice is a concoction of licorice. It is slightly different in its preparation and efficacy. Licorice has been concocted into roasted licorice, and after the coolness is weakened, roasted licorice is used for tonic purposes; licorice is stronger in clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxins and evil qi from the body). 1. Concoction: licorice to the roots and rhizomes into medicine; roasted licorice is to take the honey diluted with the right amount of boiling water, add licorice slices mixed, smothered for a few moments, placed in a hot pan, stir-frying over moderate heat until the surface shows a deep yellow color, does not stick to the degree of the hand, take out and let it cool. 2. Efficacy and Indications: Both licorice tonifies the middle and benefits the qi (treating qi deficiency by replenishing the spleen), clears heat and removes toxins (removing heat and toxins from the body), expels phlegm and relieves cough, eases pain (relieving urgent pain symptoms), and harmonizes all medicines (harmonizing the properties of different traditional Chinese medicines); it tastes sweet and cool, and is long in clearing away heat and removing toxins and expelling phlegm and relieving cough, which is mostly used for coughing with heat in the lungs, phlegm and yellow, and swelling and pain in the throat. Roasted licorice tonifies the center and benefits the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), expels phlegm and relieves cough, relieves pain (relieving urgent pain symptoms), and harmonizes all medicines; it is sweet and warm in taste, tonifying the spleen and stomach, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and benefiting the qi to restore the veins (making the veins plump and open through tonifying the qi), and is used for treating spleen deficiency and tiredness, palpitations of the heart, coughing with excessive phlegm, and pain in the epigastric region (the abdomen) and the contractures of the limbs. If you need to use the drug is recommended to go to a regular hospital under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to take improperly caused by adverse reactions.