Licorice extract is
a medicinal ingredient extracted from licorice.Glycyrrhizin extracts generally
include: glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizin flavonoid,
epigeneticin, formononetin, quercetin, etc.Yellow to brownish yellow powder.It
has the effect of tonifying spleen and invigorating qi, clearing heat and
detoxifying, expectorating phlegm and relieving cough, relieving pain and
relieving pain, and harmonizing all kinds of medicine.
Studies have shown
that glycyrrhizae can inhibit monoamine oxidase, inhibit the aldose reductase
causing diabetes, relieve spasmolysis and analgesia, prevent and cure viral
hepatitis, treat senile osteoporosis, fight against leishmanian parasite, fight
against cancer, fight against AIDS virus, etc.
1. Liquorice root could help enhance the
transformation and transportation functions of the spleen and stomach.
2. Since the spleen dominates muscles and
the liver controls tendons, liquorice root has excellent properties to relieve
pain and cramps of smooth or skeletal muscles.
3. Liquorice root also moistens the lungs
and stops coughs. It treats disorders such as shortness of breath, fatigue,
sallow facial appearance, decreased food intake, loose stools, and diarrhea.
4. Its neutral property treats coughing and
wheezing of various etiologies that stems from either cold or heat, and
deficiencies of excess, with or without phlegm.
5. Liquorice root can also be used to clear
heat and toxins; it is useful to treat poisoning due to foods, herbs,
herbicides, pesticides, drugs and heavy metals.
6. Liquorice root has also been reported to
speed the healing of canker sores.