| Pin-yin: |
gan cao (Click here to purchase this product.) |
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| English name: |
Licorice root |
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| Where grown: |
North China. |
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| Source: |
Dried rhizome of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. |
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| Ingredients: |
Uralenic acid, Glycyrrhizic acid, Licoricone, Isoliquiritin, Neoisoliquiritin, Liquoric acid, Glycyrrhizin, Glycyrrhetol, Rhamnoliquiritin, Liquiritic acid, Formononetic, 18-ß-Glycyrrhetinic acid, Glabrene |
| Pharmacological effect: |
1) The herbal extract has an inhibiting effect on gastric juice secretion. It can also relieve convulsion and heal ulcers. 2) The ingredient glycyrrhizin has the effect similar to adreno-cortical function. It may alleviate coughing and has anti-viral, anti-microbial and anti-anaphylactic properties. |
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| Properties: |
Sweet, neutral |
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| Channels entered: |
Heart, lung, spleen, stomach |
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| Function: |
Nourishes spleen and qi, coordinates different drug properties, clears heat, relieves toxicity, alleviates pain, moistens lung and alleviates coughing. |
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| Major Clinic Usage: |
For stomach or spleen deficiency, abdominal pain, loose stool, carbuncles, skin lesions, swollen, painful throat, consumptive lung disease, coughing, palpitations and epilepsy. It can also coordinate different properties of a prescription. |
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| Cautions: |
Do not use with Radix Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae(jing da ji), Flos Daphnes Genkwa(yuan hua), or Radix Euphorbiae Kansui(gan sui). |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
1.5~9g |
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| Storage: |
Store in a dry place. Protect from worm infestation. |
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