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Licorice herb

It is a shrub of spontaneous flora, but it is also cultivated for its pharmaceutical properties.

Licorice reaches up to 1.5 m, with the appearance of bush, with leaves arranged in pairs on one side and the other of a common shaft.The flowers of the plant are blue-violet. The root of the plant is used for therapeutic purposes.

Licorice grows in the leaves of the rivers, the weeds, the uncultivated places. It is harvested in crop three, autumn, after cessation of vegetation or early spring, only secondary roots and lateral rhizomes.

Licorice Natural Treatments

Licorice is a diuretic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and antiulcerous. It has estrogenic action, laxative. It has the effect of fluidizing tracheobronchic and pharyngeal secretions. The herb is especially recommended for hyperacid gastritis and gastric ulcer. It is also used in the following diseases: bronchitis, tracheitis, pharyngitis, cough, urinary disorders, rheumatism, constipation, stimulation of the genital organs and secondary sexual characteristics. Licorice is administered internally as a macerate (1/2 teaspoon per cup) that is drunk during the day. The herb is also used as a powder from which 1-3 g per day is taken, tincture and extract. For short-term treatment of constipation, an infusion of ½ teaspoon of Licorice root can be prepared per 1 cup of water. Drink a cup a day.Also, Licorice root can also be given as a single dose of 1-3 g per day (1 knife tip, 1-3 times a day). ... Read more...

 

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Uploaded on November 19, 2017