Megan In ancient times, when medicine was not so developed, people relied on traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases. People who love watching costume dramas will often see people taking the solution when they are poisoned, and the solution will definitely contain licorice. Seeing this, some people will definitely ask, "Why can licorice detoxify?" Let’s take you to find out.
The traditional medicine of the motherland believes that licorice can reconcile various medicines and detoxify all kinds of poisons.
Licorice is the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicine
As early as more than 2,000 years ago, "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" listed licorice as the best medicine, saying that it has the power to strengthen bones and bones, grow muscles, increase qi and relieve hundreds of toxins. Li Shizhen, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty, also recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Among all the medicines, licorice is the king. It can cure 72 kinds of milk stone poisons, resolve 1,200 kinds of plant poisons, and is effective in blending all kinds of medicines, so it has the title of 'Guo Lao'." ”This shows that licorice has been given a very high status in medicine since ancient times. Licorice can reconcile medicinal properties and detoxify. It is used in hot medicine to relieve fever, and in cold medicine it is used to remove cold, and it can also replenish the body and replenish qi. Among them, the detoxification function of licorice has been most valued by doctors of all ages.
The legend of licorice detoxification
It is said that in ancient my country, in Yuzhou, Henan, a young doctor from a poor family saw the medicine shop owner looking unhappy and advised him to seek medical treatment. However, the medicine shop owner refused to listen and fell ill the next day. He even called in many doctors, but nothing could be done. When he was at a loss what to do, the shopkeeper invited the doctor, who took his pulse and prescribed a prescription:
200 grams of licorice, decoction in water. The next day, take 250 grams of licorice decoction in water. On the third day, take 500 grams of licorice decoction in water. On the fourth day, the shopkeeper recovered from his illness.
The doctor explained: The shopkeeper of the medicine shop tastes every medicine personally, and over time the body becomes poisoned by hundreds of medicines, so it is necessary to use licorice to detoxify the medicine.
For us modern people, if we take medicine regularly, we can use 3 to 5 grams of licorice soaked in water every day instead of tea.
A bowl of detoxification soup to clear away toxins
Mung bean and licorice soup
: 100 grams of mung beans, 10 grams of raw licorice, add appropriate amount of water to the above two flavors, simmer over low heat, and drink as desired.
Mung beans also detoxify
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mung beans are sweet and cold in nature, enter the heart and stomach meridian, and have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, relieving heat and diuresis.
According to historical records of traditional Chinese medicine and folk practical applications, the functions of mung beans are summarized as follows: clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, quenching thirst and diuresis, reducing swelling and relieving itching, astringing muscles and promoting muscle growth, improving eyesight and reducing nebula.
Licorice is a very common detoxifying traditional Chinese medicine and is found in almost every home. However, we would like to remind everyone that although licorice has many health-preserving effects, long-term or excessive consumption still carries the risk of poisoning.
