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🌿 Herb

Liquorice Root; Root of Ural Licorice

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🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Gan Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
甘草
Latin Name
Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
English Name
Liquorice Root; Root of Ural Licorice
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Lung; Spleen; Stomach
Part Used
Root and rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
For tonifying weakness
功效分类 (CN)
补虚
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treatment of weakness of the spleen and the stomach marked by lassitude and weakness, cardiac palpitation and shortness of breath, cough with much phlegm , spasmodic pain in the epigastrium, abdomen and limbs, carbuncles and sores. it is often used for reducing the toxic or drastic actions of other drugs.radix glycyrrhizae (processed with honey) weakness of the spleen and the stomach with lassitude and lack of strength, arrhythmia.
Indication (主治)
1. its decoction can inhibit intestinal smooth muscles of rabbins in vitro, but glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid have no this effect.2. possessing an adrenocorticomimetic effect.3. its extract and glycyrrhizin exerts a detoxifying effect.4. antitussive and antiasthmatic. 5. glycyrrhizin has anti-inflammatory effect similar to hydrocortisone.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction can inhibit intestinal smooth muscles of rabbins in vitro, but glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid have no this effect.2. possessing an adrenocorticomimetic effect.3. its extract and glycyrrhizin exerts a detoxifying effect.4. antitussiv
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SymMap
TCMID
5791
TCMSP
133
TCM-ID
2291
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name
Liquorice Root; Root of Ural Licorice
chinese name
甘草
pinyin name
Gan Cao
latin name
Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
english name
Liquorice Root; Root of Ural Licorice
properties english
Sweet; Calm
meridians english
Heart; Lung; Spleen; Stomach
use part
Root and rhizome
symmap herb id
133
tcmid id
5791
tcmsp id
133
herb id str
HERB006082
function text
Treatment of weakness of the spleen and the stomach marked by lassitude and weakness, cardiac palpitation and shortness of breath, cough with much phlegm , spasmodic pain in the epigastrium, abdomen and limbs, carbuncles and sores. it is often used for reducing the toxic or drastic actions of other drugs.radix glycyrrhizae (processed with honey) weakness of the spleen and the stomach with lassitude and lack of strength, arrhythmia.
indication
1. its decoction can inhibit intestinal smooth muscles of rabbins in vitro, but glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid have no this effect.2. possessing an adrenocorticomimetic effect.3. its extract and glycyrrhizin exerts a detoxifying effect.4. antitussive and antiasthmatic. 5. glycyrrhizin has anti-inflammatory effect similar to hydrocortisone.
clinical manifestations
1. its decoction can inhibit intestinal smooth muscles of rabbins in vitro, but glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid have no this effect.2. possessing an adrenocorticomimetic effect.3. its extract and glycyrrhizin exerts a detoxifying effect.4. antitussiv
therapeutic en class
For tonifying weakness
therapeutic cn class
补虚
tcm id id
2291
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