Single Herbs

Category	Bu Xu Yao 補虛藥
Sub Category	Bu Qi 補氣
Name	Gan Cao 甘草 Licorice root
Grown	North China.
Source	Dried rhizome of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.
Ingredients	Uralenic acid, Glycyrrhizic acid, Licoricone, Isoliquiritin, Neoisoliquiritin, Liquoric acid, Glycyrrhizin, Glycyrrhetol, Rhamnoliquiritin, Liquiritic acid, Formononetic, 18-β-Glycyrrhetinic acid, Glabrene
Pharma 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, ant
Properties	Sweet, neutral
Channels	Heart, lung, spleen, stomach
Function	Nourishes spleen and qi, coordinates different drug properties, clears heat, relieves toxicity, alleviates pain, moistens lung and alleviates coughing.
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.
Cautions	Do not use with Radix Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae(jing da ji), Flos Daphnes Genkwa(yuan hua), or Radix Euphorbiae Kansui(gan sui).
Dosage	1.5~9g
Storage	Store in a dry place. Protect from worm infestation.