Licorice Glycyrrhiza Uralensis,chinese Liquorice

Chinese liquorice

Licorice (scientific name:glycyrrhiza uralensis, English:licorice), also known as the Ural Licorice , perennial herbs, belong to the legume.

Effect:

1. Reduce male sexual impulse

2. Increased interferon, anti-microbial (bacterial virus)

Plaque bacteria, liver virus

3. Promote adrenal gland

4. Detoxification, analgesia, antispasmodic, decoction, eradicates phlegm

5 upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat

Licorice is a perennial herb, high 30~70 cm, stems erect, the root is cylindrical, the diameter of 3-4 centimeters, the huge is 5-6 centimeters, a tall rice, the elder up to 3-4 meters. Odd-pinnate, summer open purple butterfly flowers, racemes axillary, densely flowered, long 5~12 cm, long 1.5~2.2 cm. Pod Linear-oblong, broadly 0.6~0.8 cm, curved into sickle-shaped or annular, with brownish glandular spines.

distribution

Licorice is located in the Chinese mainland, north, northeast and northwest, mainly in arid desert grassland.

Medicinal

The dried root and the underground rhizome of licorice are clinically applied in traditional Chinese medicine for moistening and relieving, neutralizing strong drugs, detoxification, analgesia, antispasmodic, eradicates, phlegm and so on. It can also be used for adjuvant treatment of chronic laryngitis. It is often used as an adjuvant in prescriptions.

Licorice is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, the use of a wide range of "Ten nine Grass" said. It's a lot of names. "Shen Nong Materia Medica" as top grade, Fifth century famous doctor Tao Hongjing called "Guo Lao" and "Public Medicine King". The Uighur language called "Qu Qu not tooth" namely the meaning of the sweet stick. ^[2]

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that licorice is flat, sweet, detoxification, expectorant, pain relief, spasm and anti-cancer and other pharmacological effects. In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice tonic spleen Yiqi, aids cough run lungs, priority detoxification, reconcile hundred drugs. Clinical application of "raw" and "Honey" ( roasted Licorice ). Raw indications sore throat, pain anthrax sores, gastrointestinal ulcer and antidote poison , food poisoning, etc. honey-cured spleen and stomach function decrease, stool stools thin, fatigue fever and cough, palpitation, etc. Licorice is also one of the main ingredients of human Dan .

Ingredient

Glycyrrhizin (Glycyrrhizin), Glycyrrhizic acid (glycyrrhinic acid), Glycyrrhizic acid (glycyrrhetic acid,glycyrrhetinic acid), Glycyrrhizin (Glycyrrhizin, Liquiritin), Glycyrrhizin (Liquiritigenin), Glycyrrhizin (Glycyamarin), isoflavones (iso-liquiritin), hydroxy Glycyrrhizic acid (dihydroxyglycyrrhetic acid, grabric acid), Licorice (Licoricidin), Licorice (Glycyrol), 5-0-methyl licorice (5-0-methyl glycerol), isobutyl alcohol (Iso-glycyrol)

Toxic Side effects

Long-term or large doses of licorice can cause "false aldosterone increase", edema, hypertension, arrhythmia, myocardial damage, muscle weakness. Clinical reports, long-term ultra-dose oral compound Licorice tablets lead to anaphylactic shock, drug eruption, low blood potassium, allergic laryngeal edema, adult male penis reduction, pubic hair shedding, testicular atrophy to broad bean size, infant acute respiratory failure, neonatal poisoning ^{[3]. This is probably because the licorice itself contains an isoflavones-like plant estrogen, which affects the body's endocrine system, which decreases the level of testosterone in the semen [4], but it is unclear how much of the body's weight is affected. However, in traditional Chinese medicine, licorice is also used to reduce male sexual impulses.}

Other uses

Licorice is also widely used in the food industry, refined confectionery (salmiakki), candied fruit and chewing gum. Licorice extract is the manufacture of chocolate emulsifier, but also to increase the alcohol and fragrance of beer, improve the consistency and color of stout, make some soft drinks and sweet wine; In the chemical industry, the printing and dyeing industry, licorice is also widely used.

It can fight inflammation, viruses, bacteria and parasites, and stimulate the production of interferon. Can clear bowel, reduce muscle spasm, increase the fluidity of lung and bronchial mucus, promote the function of adrenal gland . has a similar effect of the hormones and progesterone, can make people voice changer. Helps to inhibit the travel of plaque and prevent bacterial years on the enamel of the teeth. It is helpful for allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue, depression, emphysema, enlarged prostate, fever, herpes virus infection, hypoglycemia, gland function, inflammatory bowel disease, PMS, menopausal symptoms and upper respiratory tract infections.

Licorice Glycyrrhiza Uralensis,chinese Liquorice