Chinese name:

Source:

Glycyrrhizae radix - root

Nature:

• balanced (warm, weak, ascending and descending, pure yang, yang in yin)

Taste:

• sweet (dense)

Tropism:

• heart, liver and kidneys (lungs, triple burner)

Direction of action:

• ascent

Effects:

• qing Re Jie Du

• harmonises other Yao (Sheng)
• bu Qi
• stops spasms (Zhi)
• stops cough

Dosage:

• 1 – 15 g, standardly 3 g

Contraindications:

• not suitable for excessive dampness, fullness in the abdomen and chest, and vomiting