Condition
Treatment Support
soothing demulcent
Application
tea, capsules, or tablets
Licorice root has been used for thousands of years for upper respiratory, digestive, and urinary tract infections or irritation. It has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, immune-activating, demulcent, and expectorant properties and is used for ulcers, bronchitis, gastritis, irritable bowel and bowel inflammation, and adrenal insufficiency. Licorice tea is also given for digestive weakness, especially when accompanied by fatigue and shortness of breath. In Chinese medicine licorice, Glycyrriza uralensis, is said to replenish vital energy, moisten the lungs, strengthen the digestion, and modulate the effect of other herbs. Licorice tea is often recommended to heal gastric ulcers.
Licorice has proven antiviral powers and is useful in formulas for viral infections like HIV or hepatitis.
Licorice has a taste of SWEET and a temperature of NEUTRAL.
The information given here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. The information is drawn from numerous sources—both traditional medicine practice, from the clinical experience of many herbalists currently practicing, and supported by decades of scientific research from the author. The research most consulted includes human clinical trials that help to determine the most effective and safe herbs for various needs, the best doses, and types of preparations.
The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
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