Licorice with ginger has the effect 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, easing pain (relieving urgent pain symptoms), harmonizing various medicines (harmonizing the properties of different Chinese medicines), relieving the exterior and dispersing cold (removing coldness from the surface of the body), warming the stomach and stopping vomiting (warming the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by coldness of the stomach), and relieving the poisonous effect of fishes and crabs. Licorice is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effect of tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, and can be used for weak spleen and stomach, tiredness and fatigue (tiredness and weakness), palpitations (accelerated heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) and shortness of breath. Licorice has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, easing the pain, and can be used for cough and phlegm, contracted pain in the epigastrium (abdomen) and limbs, and carbuncle, swelling and sores. It can harmonize all medicines, and can alleviate the toxicity and potency of medicines. Ginger is pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature and belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It can relieve symptoms, but also has the efficacy of warming and stopping vomiting, relieving cough and detoxification, and can be used for wind-cold cold, stomach cold and vomiting, cold phlegm and cough, fish and crab poisoning. Therefore, licorice with ginger has the effect of tonifying the spleen, clearing heat and removing toxins, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, easing the pain and harmonizing medicines, and also relieving cold, warming up and stopping vomiting, and relieving fish and crab poisoning. However, it should be noted that licorice should not be used with seaweed, jingdaji, red daji, glycyrrhiza glabra, coriander. Ginger is prohibited for people with heat and yin deficiency (deficiency of yin and essence in the body and hyperactive deficiency fire), and is prohibited for people who are allergic to licorice and ginger, and it is recommended that the medication be used under the guidance of a doctor, and it is not recommended that the medication be taken on one’s own.