It is useful to know about the healing herbs that nature around us is rich in. After all, sometimes you can find a cure for various diseases without resorting to medicines. So, licorice (whose medicinal properties have been known since time immemorial) is often prescribed for colds. Let's talk more about this medicinal plant.
Healing agent - licorice
This plant is a perennial crop with a straight trunk and a slightly spreading stem. Licorice rhizome is thick and short, with numerous small branches. The zone of Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the steppe regions of Central Asia are the places where licorice grows. Its medicinal properties in these areas are well known, and therefore the collection of the plant is carried out everywhere.
As you know, there are four types of licorice: naked, hard-haired, Korzhinsky and Ural, which have almost identical composition and the same application inmedicine. Their difference lies only in the ratio of substances contained in the stems and roots.
Licorice: useful properties and contraindications
This medicinal plant is used to treat various diseases that can be represented in the following list:
- Diseases of the stomach and intestines - ulcers, gastritis, etc.
- Rheumatism, arthrosis and arthritis.
- Kidney disease.
- Asthma and other colds.
- Atherosclerosis.
- Snake and poisonous insect bites.
- Bladder disease.
- Food poisoning and other problems.
It should be noted that there are cases where licorice, which is very effective medicinal properties, is not recommended. These diseases are:
- chronic hepatitis;
- cirrhosis of the liver;
- arterial hypertension;
- kidney failure;
- diabetes mellitus;
- heart rhythm disturbances and other ailments.
Also should not be used during pregnancy and individual intolerance to the components of the medicinal plant.
Healing recipes
As a rule, licorice root is used for the preparation of medicines. Its medicinal properties have been known for a long time to the inhabitants of various countries, while each nation has different ways and methods of treatment with this plant. But you can highlight the main methods that are effective for colds and other inflammatory diseases.
1. Canprepare a decoction of licorice root. To do this, pour 10 g of medicinal raw materials with about 0.2 liters of boiling water and heat in a water bath. Then let the decoction brew for about 2 hours and drink one large spoonful several times a day.
2. You can also make an infusion of crushed roots. To do this, pour a tablespoon of licorice with half a liter of water. Boil for about 10 minutes, then remove from the stove and cool. Take a decoction (after straining it) after meals, half a glass up to 4 times a day.
3. It is good to take licorice syrup as an expectorant. To make it, you can take an extract of the rhizome (4 g) and mix it with sugar syrup (86 g) and alcohol (10 g).
A plant like licorice (whose healing properties we discussed above) is a powerful healing agent. Therefore, it should be taken after consulting with your doctor first.
