Licorice ( 甘草 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Glycyrrhizae Uralensis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Gan Cao
Common
English Name
Licorice
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Neutral
Taste
Sweet
Meridians
Entered
All twelve Meridian Channels; particularly Lungs and Spleen
Common
Usages
This herb is used in most formulas because of its excellent moderating and
harmonizing influence on other herbs. It is also used as a tonic, and to
treat spasms.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Tonifies Spleen and benefits Qi; moistens Lungs and stops coughing; clears
heat and detoxifies fire poison; moderates and harmonizes the characteristics
of other herbs; soothes spasms; soothes throat.
Common
Formulas Used In
Agastache; Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus; Bupleurum and Tang Gui; Cimicafuga;
Citrus and Pinellia; Clematis and Stephania; Cnidium and Tea; Corydalis;
Fritillaria Extract Tablet; Gentiana; Ginseng and AStragalus; Ginseng and
Atractylodes; Ginseng and Longan; Ginseng and Tang Gui; Hoelen and Polyporus;
Lonicera and Forsythia; Ma Huang; Minor Bupleurum; Peony and Licorice; Pueraria
Combination; Qiang-Huo and Tur~eric; Stephania and Astragalus; Tang Gui and
Ginseng Eight; Tu-Huo and Loranthus; Xanthium and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb where there is excessive dampness with nausea, bloating,
or vomiting. Long-term use of this herb may cause high blood pressure and
edema, and may lower rate of metabolism.
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