The same source of medicine and food -- licorice plant drink advocates a new way of health preservation

The Tang Dynasty's "Huangdi Neijing Taisu" said: "the fasting food is the food, the patient's food is the medicine." The Ministry of health has made specific regulations on medicine and food homologous items, items that can be used for health food and prohibited items of health food, among which nearly 100 kinds are both food and medicine Since the medicine and food are homologous, how to use the medicine and food homologous goods as well as the goods that can be used for health food to prevent and cure diseases and strengthen the body has become a major topic for people's health preservation Recently, a kind of liquorice plant beverage appeared in the market, which is favored by urban white-collar workers Licorice is listed in the list of medicine and food homologous items published by the Ministry of health "Compendium of Materia Medica" said licorice "sweet smell, flat, non-toxic." Licorice has a good reputation as the king of Chinese herbal medicine There are "ten prescriptions and nine herbs" in the prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine There are 74 prescriptions of licorice out of 110 prescriptions in Treatise on febrile diseases Zhen Quan, a famous doctor in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, said, "licorice is the king of all medicines It can cure 72 kinds of lactolith poisons, neutralize 1200 kinds of plant poisons, and reconcile all medicines, so it has the name of the old man of the country." Licorice plant drink follows the ancient formula, mainly licorice, with honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, mint and other medicine and food of the same origin It is made by traditional technology and modern extraction technology According to the records of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, licorice, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum and mint all belong to the same source of medicine and food Licorice plant drink can clear throat and moisten lung, replenish qi and dry Licorice can rise and fall, not only has the effect of anti-inflammatory and eliminating fire, but also has the effect of Tonifying the middle and benefiting qi Li Gao, a medical expert in the Jin Dynasty, said: licorice root can relieve fire and heat; it can disperse cold, remove sore throat, remove pathogenic heat, relieve Qi, nourish yin and blood, nourish spleen and stomach, and moisten lung "Shennong Materia Medica" said licorice "long clothing light body and long years." A researcher of traditional Chinese medicine said that licorice is among the top Chinese herbal medicines, and its price is low The successful introduction of licorice into beverages is a great contribution to the health of traditional Chinese medicine Nowadays, with the increasing air pollution such as automobile exhaust and mental pressure, there are many people suffering from pharyngitis for a long time Just to alleviate the pain of pharyngitis, licorice plant beverage has enough market space.