Zinc Licorice Granules is not a hormonal drug and its ingredients are mainly zinc and glycyrrhizic acid. Zinc is an indispensable trace element for the human body, which helps to replenish the nutrients needed by the body and enhance appetite. Glycyrrhizic acid is an ingredient extracted from licorice, which is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, so Licorice Zinc Granules is not a hormone medicine. Licorice Zinc Granules are mostly used to treat anorexia in children due to zinc deficiency. Or stunted growth, it can also be used for zinc deficiency in adults, and is also used for ulcers in other parts of the body, such as the mouth or stomach, to boost the defense of the mucous membranes. Adverse effects of licorice zinc granules are usually less, a small number of patients with gastric ulcers in the course of treatment, long-term use of licorice zinc granules, may lead to the manifestation of sodium retention, the patient can be manifested as puffiness, after the discontinuation of the drug the manifestation can disappear on their own. It should also be noted that patients who are allergic to licorice zinc granules should be prohibited from taking it, and patients with severe cardiac insufficiency, hypertension, or taking this drug for health care purposes should be under the guidance of a doctor, and should not take the drug blindly. Zinc deficiency of children or adults, in the usual diet can eat more zinc-rich food, such as animal liver, oysters, beef, egg yolk, carrots, etc., to maintain balanced nutrition.