Licorice is a kind of tonic Chinese herbal medicine. The efficacy of licorice includes the treatment of cough, gastric ulcer, oral ulcer, ileitis, leaky bowel syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease. Its main ingredient is glycyrrhizic acid, which is also the reason why Glycyrrhiza has a sweet taste. The main functions of licorice are:

　　1. It is used for heart qi deficiency, palpitation, pulse knot generation, spleen stomach qi deficiency, fatigue, etc. The former is often compatible with cinnamon twigs, such as Cinnamon Twig licorice soup and roasted licorice soup. The latter is often used with Dangshen and Baizhu, such as Sijunzi Decoction and Lizhong pill.

　　2. For carbuncle, sore, sore, sore throat, etc. It can be used alone, orally or externally, or in combination. Carbuncle, gangrene and sore are often used together with honeysuckle and Forsythia suspensa. They play the skill of clearing away heat and toxic substances, such as immortal's prescription. Sore throat, often used with Platycodon grandiflorum, such as Platycodon grandiflorum soup. In case of pesticide or food poisoning, it is often fried with mung bean or Fangfeng water.

　　3. For asthma and cough. It can be used alone or in combination with other drugs. Such as Er Chen Tang for damp phlegm and cough; Linggan Wuwei Jiangxin Decoction for cold phlegm, cough and asthma; Mulberry apricot Decoction for treating dry phlegm and cough; Radix Platycodon Decoction for treating lung carbuncle, cough, spitting, stinking and purulent phlegm caused by heat toxin; Licorice and ginger soup for cough and saliva. In addition, wind heat cough, wind cold cough and hot phlegm cough are often used in combination.

According to medical experts, the adverse reactions caused by licorice and its preparations mainly include:

　　1. Allergic reaction: mainly allergic skin reaction and anaphylactic shock;

　　2. Pseudoaldosteronism: mainly manifested as general weakness, numbness of limbs, inability to stand up and walk, headache, chest tightness, elevated blood pressure, edema, abdominal distension, and decreased blood potassium. Severe cases may have soft paralysis, myolysis, and renal failure; Furthermore, severe arrhythmia, dyspnea, hypokalemia, hypertension, edema and low aldosterone were found;

　　3. Adverse reactions of digestive system: symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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