The benefits and effects of soaking licorice slices in water for drinking
Disease description:
I've had a mild cough recently, not very severe. My family has been giving me licorice tablets to steep in water and drink. May I ask what are the benefits and effects of drinking licorice tablets steeped in water?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. He Haochen
Liquorice tablets have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, effectively alleviating symptoms such as coughing and phlegm production, and play a positive role in treating respiratory infections and bronchitis. Drinking liquorice tablet infusion can clear heat and detoxify the body, providing certain therapeutic effects for sore throat and oral ulcers caused by excessive internal heat. Liquorice tablets also possess anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties, helping to reduce inflammatory responses and alleviate allergy symptoms. Additionally, they help harmonize the properties of other herbs and enhance the therapeutic effects of co-administered medications. Consuming liquorice tablet infusion may also improve spleen and stomach function, relieving indigestion and stomach pain caused by spleen and stomach deficiency.
