Does liquorice have any medicinal value ?

Question

I have heard that it is good for hyperacidity, indigestion etc.

Answer 1

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a flavorful herb that has been used in food and medicinal remedies for thousands of years. Also known as "sweet root," licorice root contains a compound that is roughly 50 times sweeter than sugar. Licorice root has been used in both Eastern and Western medicine to treat a variety of illnesses ranging from the common cold to liver disease. This herb has long been valued as a demulcent (soothing, coating agent) and continues to be used by professional herbalists today to relieve respiratory ailments (such as allergies, bronchitis, colds, sore throats, and tuberculosis), stomach problems (including, possibly, heartburn from reflux or some other cause and gastritis), inflammatory disorders, skin diseases, and liver problems.

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Answer 2

Hyperacidity, indigestion medicine usually should contain aluminum bicarbonate, magnesium bicarbonate.
While Liquorice (english) is radix glycyrrhiza (latin) just make your stomach feel better, not vomitting, and warm.
Some chinese medicines some times combine these above ingredients, to make maximum remedy effect. If so, it can cure indigestion, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gastralgia, gastroxia, stomachic uncomfortness.
liquorice, is also used for cough, pharyngitis, just as antiseptic.
Liquorice tastes sweet, spicy.

Liquorice,licorice,liquiriha officinalis, glycyrrhiza glabra are the same. Actually used fordemultion, expectorant, emolient, sedative. So it used for pharyngitis, cough. pleghm removing.

Liquorice be used for beer produce, as color enhancer, and for porter (black wine), or stout (stronger black wine).

Answer 3

You got a good answer from Imaka. I would caution that Licorice (American spelling) candy is made now with oil of Anise seed, specifically because the real Licorice root can cause hypertension in susceptible individuals, especially over a long period of use. You can buy DGL instead (de-glycerized Licorice) made into chewable wafers to take for stomach problems, without the danger of elevating blood pressure. Here it is manufactured by Now Foods and Enzymatic Therapy and is available at most natural foods stores.

Answer 4

Licorice is used in Chinese herbalism to balance combinations of herbs. It is used more than any other herb in China. Chinese licorice (glycyrrhiza uralensis) is much less likely to raise blood pressure than American licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra). They both have more medicinal properties than I want to type right now, but I use it in my work to strengthen the adrenal glands and normalize blood sugar in hypoglycemics. It is a very useful herb but shouldn't be used by people with high blood pressure or have a tendency to retain water.

Answer 5

You're correct and it also lowers your chlorestoral almost as much as garlic does
and you don't smell like garlic using it! Get
the best licuorice from your local health food
store.. Forget the candy stuff because the candy licorice is fake!

Answer 6

Real licorice does help the digestive system . Not the candy . If you plan on taking licorice be careful , it also raises blood pressure and cause extreme diarrhea . They come in pill form the real licorice so take precaution , when taking this .

Answer 7

In it's natural state it is good for settling an upset stomach. For one thing.

Answer 8

Great for eliminating mucos too! Or at least reducing it!

Answer 9

Yes

See the wiki

Answer 10

cough cold sore thtroat