Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gan-cao/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gan-cao/">Bencao Index</a> gan cao 甘草 Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Licorice Root kanzo kamcho Anti-inflammatory Lung Stomach Spleen Heart

Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi

Weak Spleen Qi: breathlessness, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools Palpitations or an irregular pulse from deficient Qi and Blood Heart Qi or Heart Yang deficiency

Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm and stops cough

Cough, with or without phlegm, from Heat or Cold in the Lungs Cough and wheezing of Excess or deficiency type Lung Wei (atrophy) with long-standing cough, where it may be used alone

Relaxes spasm and relieves pain

Painful cramps in the legs or abdomen Cramps and spasms of the skeletal muscles, classically paired with Bai Shao as Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity

Heat toxin with a sore throat, or carbuncles and sores (Chuang Yong), using the unprocessed herb inside or on the skin Erysipelas, or eczema with itching, washed with the decoction

Relieves poisoning

Poisoning by food, herbs, drugs or chemicals, taken by mouth or applied externally Beef poisoning on its own; drug poisoning with honey; lead poisoning with Xing Ren; herbicide or pesticide poisoning with Hua Shi

Harmonises and moderates the other herbs in a formula and guides them into all twelve channels