What is the efficacy of licorice and epimedium soup?

Licorice and Forsythia Soup can disperse cold, remove dampness, etc. Licorice and epiphyllum soup is composed of licorice, epiphyllum, atractylodes and cinnamon sticks, which has the effects of warming the meridians and dispersing cold (warming the meridians of the human body and dispelling the cold in the body), dispelling wind and removing dampness (dispelling the wind and dampness in the body). It is used to treat wind-dampness, pain in bones and joints, pain in the buttons that prevents flexion and extension, severe pain in close proximity, shortness of breath due to sweating, dysuria (unsmooth urination), bad wind that prevents the removal of clothes, or slight swelling of the body. In this formula, Gui Zhi dispels wind and relieves the exterior of the body and passes yang to transform qi; Pian Zi warms the menstruation and disperses cold, removes dampness and relieves pain; Atractylodes Macrocephala strengthens the spleen and dispels dampness (by tonifying the spleen to expel dampness); Gui, Atractylodes Macrocephala and Pian Zi are used together to both go to the exterior and interior of the body, to help warm the menstruation and dispel dampness and benefit the joints; Licorice harmonizes and alleviates the urgency of the problem (to alleviate the pain by regulating the spleen and stomach). It is recommended to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.