YANG Baican. The Tonifying Function of Gancao( Radix Glycyrrhizae licorice)[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2016, 57(6): 458-462.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2016.06.003.
The Tonifying Function of Gancao( Radix Glycyrrhizae licorice)
The tonifying function of Gancao( Radix Glycyrrhizae licorice) displays diversified characteristics
due to its most sweet and pure feature
which is the key to diversified compatibility and extensive use. Besides tonifying Qi
the functions of Gancao also include tonifying Qi
blood
Yin and Yang of the five internal organs. It mainly focuses on tonifying heart including nourishing heart to restore pulse and to tranquilize mind
tonifying spleen including tonifying middle-Jiao and Qi
ascending up spleen-Qi and Yang
tonifying spleen to digest and to clearing damp and tonifying lung. Its function to tonify liver and kidney is weaker. In addition
its function of tonifying also reflects on combination to change reaction of flavors of herbal medicines. It is a representative herbal medicine of pungent combined sweet to turn into Yang and sour combined sweet to turn into Yin.
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