Licorice, a common chinese medicine
From herbal decoctions to dried fruit snacks, it can be seen almost everywhere
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It has a nickname of relying on the old and selling the old, called "national old"
The elders of the country are the most important ministers of the country, and this kind of person is mostly a peacemaker in many cases
Resolve disputes and act as an intermediary
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Calling licorice "the old man of the country" means also the work of "reconciliation"
For example, licorice is added to the cinnamon soup
It will be like a peacemaker
Centered as the coordinator
Let Guizhi do what Guizhi should do
Peony Do what peony should do...
For a while, it was popular to drink licorice water for health, because it was said to be able to "detoxify hundreds of poisons"
So, what are the effects and effects of "licorice"?
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The Shennong Materia Medica records: Licorice, taste sweet flat
The Lord's internal organs are cold and hot, strong bones, long muscles, and double strength
Jin ChuangYi (zhǒng, foot swelling disease), detoxification, long service light body prolongation
That is, licorice has tonic spleen and qi, relieve pain, expectorant and cough
Detoxify and reconcile the effects of various medicines
There is also a small story about the detoxification of licorice
Sheng Yin was the patriarch of the Three Dynasties during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Ming
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One day Sheng Yin did not eat early in the morning and went to the Imperial Pharmacy
Suddenly, the headache was cracking and the dizziness was overwhelming
There was no way to heal, so the emperor issued an edict to find someone who could cure the disease
Finally find a grassroots doctor
The grassroots doctor administered a dose of medicine, and soon after taking it, Sheng Yin was cured
Emperor Xuanzong asked him what prescription medicine had cured Sheng Yin's illness
The grassroots doctor replied
Sheng Taiyi entered the pharmacy on an empty stomach
Attacked by the poison of various medicines, so the disease is on
The only one who can solve all the poisons is licorice
Licorice is used by doctors to neutralize medicinal properties or for detoxification
However, overdose can also have adverse consequences
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As the saying goes, the secret of Chinese medicine lies in the "quantity"
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia stipulates that the dosage of licorice is 1.5 to 9 grams
Long-term indiscriminate administration will cause generalized edema, increased blood sodium concentration, and even lead to hypertension
Tianyuan green technology experts remind: although licorice is good, it cannot be used indiscriminately
The author | Tianyuan Green Technology Gan Qiujuan
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