Find out the six effects and side effects of licorice

I'm sure you've heard a lot of people say, "The licorice of medicine." Often, it is compared to a person who plays an important role in any place as a "drug room's licorice." In fact, licorice goes well with any herbal medicine prescription and is an indispensable drug that plays an important role in increasing the efficacy of the medicine while balancing with any combination of herbal medicines.

So this time, we're going to talk about the efficacy and side effects of licorice. You can check out various information related to the efficacy and side effects of licorice.

 

● the efficacy of licorice

1. Efficacy of licorice - Harmony
The first effect of licorice is the harmony between drugs. The most representative effect of licorice is the harmony between medicinal herbs. No matter how good the medicine is, it can be poisonous to a person's body if the properties of the medicine do not match and cannot be mixed. However, licorice plays a very important role in enhancing the efficacy of the drug, as it helps to mix various plant and mineral medicines evenly.

2. Effect of licorice - detoxification and liver function enhancement
The second effect of licorice is detoxification and liver enhancement. Among the effects of licorice, it is the most prominent effect when the capacity of licorice is increased. Usually, licorice is used as a conditioner in most medicine prescriptions. However, depending on the doctor's diagnosis, a large amount of licorice may be added to increase the detoxification effect.

A typical example is licorice-based licorice stew. In addition, licorice has excellent detoxification components, so it strengthens the liver function that acts as a "decomposition warehouse" of our body and activates the liver function. In addition, it plays an important role in preventing acute liver damage for those who frequently take medicine due to chronic diseases.

3. Effectiveness of licorice - Enhancing immunity
The third effect of licorice is its immune-boostimmunity. It activates T cells that control cell immunity and is effective in treating autoimmune diseases. Our body is showing great efficacy in preventing autoimmune diseases or treating autoimmune diseases by regulating and enhancing the immune system, which is a protective membrane.

4. Efficacy of licorice - Relieving muscle stiffness
And the fourth effect of licorice is, you know, muscle stiffness relief. Due to excessive stress at work or repetitive work, various muscles in the body often clump and harden. In this case, licorice relaxes stiff muscles that are tense and stiff, and has the effect of helping to reduce pain in muscle pain caused by overwork.

5. Effect of licorice - Anti-inflammatory action
The fifth effect of licorice is its anti-inflammatory effect. Cancer is the undisputed No. 1 death rate in Korea. Did you all know that small inflammation in our body develops into cancer and leads to death? Then, we should be interested in suppressing and treating inflammation in our lives to prevent cancer.

Licorice is a drug with more important effects because it plays a role in suppressing and treating inflammation in our body. In particular, it has excellent efficacy in gastric inflammatory diseases (stomach inflammation, gastric ulcer, stomach pain, and reflux esophagitis) that are frequently caused by wrong eating habits.

6. Efficacy of licorice - Neuropathy
The sixth effect of licorice is nerve stability. If you boil licorice and drink tea when your nerves are sensitive due to severe stress, beneficial neurotransmitters are released, relieving anxiety symptoms and helping you find peace of mind.

● the side effects of licorice

No matter how good the medicine is, if you take it too much, there will be side effects. And licorice, too. It has various good effects such as detoxification, immune enhancement, and inflammation relief, but excessive use can cause side effects. Let's see what side effects there are.

1. Side effects of licorice - hypokalemia
The first side effect of licorice is hypokalemia. If you take too much licorice, the potassium in your body decreases, which can lead to hypokalemia. Potium plays a role in maintaining muscle function, controlling cell function, cardiovascular function, etc. And when sodium is excessively absorbed into the body, it helps to release it out of the body with urine. However, excessive consumption of licorice for too long causes hypokalemia and prevents sodium from being released into the body, which causes strain on the kidneys.

2. Side effects of licorice - hypernatremia
The second side effect of licorice is hypernatosis. 60% of our bodies are made up of water, and our bodies are balanced by the osmotic concentration of our blood across the cell walls. However, if licorice is overdosed for a long time, sodium accumulates in the body due to reduced potassium, resulting in severe thirst due to dehydration, vomiting, edema, and loss of appetite, and in severe cases, headaches, unconsciousness, convulsions, and coma.

3. Side effects of licorice - decreased adrenal cortex function
The third side effect of licorice is the decline of adrenal cortex function. Adrenal, that's kidney. A normal kidney produces hormones necessary for body metabolism. However, if the adrenal cortex is degraded, hormones are not produced properly, resulting in chronic fatigue, lethargy, depression, and brown spots around the hair, and in severe cases, autoimmune diseases can occur. Also, due to decreased kidney function, swelling may occur due to the inability of moisture to be discharged from the body.

4. Side effects of licorice - decreased sexual function
The fourth side effect of licorice is sexual desire and sexual dysfunction. This is the result of the side effects of licorice introduced above. If you take too much licorice for too long, it's the result of a decrease in potassium, which increases the sodium content in the blood, which causes strain on the kidneys, and a decrease in the hormone production function of the kidneys. But for healthy people, it's not a big problem if you don't overdose for a long time, because stopping or reducing licorice can restore sexual function and hormone secretion to normal again.

So far, we have learned about the efficacy and side effects of licorice. licorice is one of the most important medicines that are really indispensable. So if you eat a small amount a day, it helps your health a lot. Overuse of anything can cure side effects! Please keep your health by taking appropriate licorice.